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of the key necessities in Kashmir Valley today is giving pace
to the developmented activities here. The Government, under
operation Sadhbhavana has entrusted the Army with the
amelioration of some of the most backward villages of Kashmir
where the people have been suffering from the wreath of Pak
shelling. The Army executed this Operation under the
leadership of Lt Gen JR Mukherjee, GOC 15 Corps. Brig A
Mahajan, DDEME, 15 Corps and Col Jasjit Singh of the Army
Development Group (ADG) formed a part of the executive body
which carried out this civic action project.
Under phase-I of
operation Sadbhavana, seven villages in the districts
of Kupwara and Baramullah were chosen where the Army took
various steps to improve the living conditions in these
villages. For instance, village Jabri has been provided with a
community development centre equipped with a TV and satellite
receiver, a medical health centre and indoor recreational
facilities. Ahagom in Pulwama district is another model
village adopted by the Army under the aegis of operation Sadbhavana.
Today, Ahagom is the envy of the Valley, boasting facilities
very few other villages in Kashmir have.
 In
Machhal the Army conducts medical camps frequently as the
state civil doctors refuse to work in this backward village.
Veterinary camps are also being conducted here.
The scope of operation
Sadbhavana has expanded to include more villages and
additional facilities in some of the villages already adopted.
The Army hopes to make operation Sadbhavana a symbol of
peace and development.
- Maj BA Shahane
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