New Delhi, June 20 :    New Delhi, June 20:  In a night-long operation, Indian forces scaled Peak 5140, the highest point on Tololing Ridge, and gained vital access to the Line of Control (LoC). They also cleared a series of vantage positions from where Pakistani intruders had been targeting Indian army convoys on National Highway 1A. This has brought the war in Drass sector to a climax. In this sector, the Indian army moved from Tololing peak to Peak 4590 before recapturing Area Saddle, Area Hump, Peak 5105 and finally Peak 5140. Virtually the whole of Tololing Ridge is now under Indian occupation. The LoC is only 800 metres away from Peak 5140, and from this height the mountain slopes towards Pakistan. Any artillery or mortar fire or even infantry movement westwards from Pakistan can be easily repulsed. India now has the advantage which the intruders enjoyed in the initial stages of the conflict. Army spokesman Col Bikram Singh explained the series of encircling manoeuvres carried out over three weeks. The infantry had waited for both aerial bombardment and pounding by the artillery to yield results. It had been difficult to move up Tololing ridge till June 12 when the army recaptured Peak 4590. There are still several key ridges in Drass sector in enemy control. The Army described last night?s exploits as ?significant?? but said it was too early to set a time-frame for seizing Tiger Hill. The recapture of Peak 5140 is vital, but given the nature of the terrain, it was not the most difficult of heights to reclaim. The battle for Tiger Hill, also in Drass, or Jubbar ridge in Batalik may take much longer. The recapture of Tololing means roughly one-tenth of the battle has been won in Kargil. But this does not imply it will take another 36 weeks to fully flush the warzone of intruders. Over the past two weeks, the army has been pushing hard as its intelligence feedback is in order and supply lines have been reinforced. The army lost three men in the battle for Peak 5140 and nine were injured. The army insists the peak was manned by a company of 100 Pakistani regulars. The number of slain enemy soldiers will be available tomorrow. Troops from Garhwal Rifles, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles and Naga Regiment fought last night?s battle. The army said ?simultaneous launching of attack along multiple approaches?? paid off.