Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre Visits Tawang Border Areas

A CORRESPONDENT

TEZPUR: Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Union Minister of State for Defence, who was on a two-day forward area tour of Arunachal Pradesh visited the ‘Maratha Ground staging camp’ of Army located at an altitude of 12,200 ft and paid homage to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj whose imposing statue is placed at the location. The camp was established in 1983 by the troops of Maratha Light Regiment who assiduously worked day and night to carve out this piece of flat ground in the mountains.

The Minister also interacted with the Army officers and troops undertaking acclimatization at the camp which is mandatory for their induction in mountainous areas above 12,000 ft. Brigadier Zubinbhatnagar and Major General R K Jha, General Officer Commanding Ball of Fire Division accompanied the Minister.

The Minister also visited the famous Tawang War Memorial and paid homage to 2,420 martyrs of Kameng Sector in Indo-China Battle of 1962. He appreciated the Army’s multifarious contribution in nation building while maintaining the sanctity of Line of Actual Control with China even in the most treacherous terrain and weather conditions.