267 Engineers Coffee Table Book Dated 4.11.2017

1 - Aid to Oil India Ltd
2 - 50 Ton KM ferry on Tirap R
3 - 24 Ton KM ferry on Siang R

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YOL

1985-89

In 1985, the Regt moved to Yol. Here, it rose to the
occasion again where it provided engr sp to two Inf
Divs simultaneously, since one of Inf Div’s integral
Regt was under raising. The Regt was entrusted
with the challenging task of constr / creation of
transit facilities when the alt axis to Leh through
Manali-Patiso-Baralachla was opened up for the
first time. For the excellent wk done, the Regt
earned nine GOC-in-C’s Commendation Cards
for the same. The Regt also participated in OP
TRIDENT (Sri Lanka) from Jan-Mar 1987 and was
deployed in Infantry Division Sector. The Regt was
awarded three GOC-in-C’s commendation cards
for the excellent work done during the op. In May
1987, 31 Field Coy was mobilised and deployed in
Leh/Ladakh region alongwith a Mountain Brigade
for approximately four months to provide close
engineer support. Later on during its de-induction
the coy also cleared landslides and avalanches on
the Zojila Pass. During this tenure 181 Fd Coy was
also mobilised under Brig J S Jagga (then Major) for
OP MEGHDOOT.

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1 - Regt winning 39 Div Wrestling Trophy
2 - Vis of CE WC
3 - Holi Celebration
4 - Div Hockey Champions

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POKHRAN 1989-93
(Khetolai)
The Regt had been fortunate of undertaking prestigious
50 Special Op Task from 1989 to 1993. Regt was involved
The Golden Milestone 54 in prep and maint of nuclear blast site at Pokhran. The
Regt undertook the first trials of CLMC at Pokhran and as
Regt also reached a milestone and celebrated its ‘Silver
Jubilee’ where all the families got the chance to enjoy
field celebrations amidst the sand dunes of Pokhran. An
unique constr carried out by the Regt was the re-creation
of ‘Hanging Garden’ of Bombay in Pokhran which was
named as ‘Bombay Sappers Nehru Baal Udyan’ which had
a mammoth concrete shoe. The Regt made an ecological
garden and a water point at ‘Lathi’ for civilians to assist in
combating extreme heat of Pokhran which became famous
as ‘Sunset Point’. For all these ventures, Shri Bhairon
Singh Shekhawat, the then CM of Rajasthan presented
the Regt with an award of Rupees twenty five thousand,
a TV, a semi circular table (which till date is being used for
keeping visitor’s book) and awarded the Regt with ‘Indira
Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Award, 1991’.

The Regt was instrumental in saving the Uttarlai Airfd
during floods in 1990 and was appreciated by the
CM of Rajasthan. The Regt earned one Sena Medal,
fourteen COAS Commendation Cards, two AOC-in-
C’s Commendation Cards and twenty GOC-in-C’s
Commendation Cards during this tenure. The Regt
was privileged to be visited and applauded by several
senior dignitaries like Late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam and
Dr. Arunachalan, Scientific adviser to GOI Mr. Chidambaram,
Secy of BARC.

1 - Vis of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam to the Regt at Pokhran
2 - Vis of CM of Rajasthan Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat at Khetolai
3 - Bombay Sappers Nehru Baal Udyan at Pokharan
4 & 5 - CLMC Trial : Khetolai
6 - Flood Relief Ops : Uttarlai Airfd
7 - Lt Gen B. C. Joshi, GOC-in-C, NC visiting the Regt in Pokhran

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MEERUT

1993-97

From March 1993, the Regt was at Meerut.
The Regt trained itself and achieved high stds
of professional competence in its new op role.
It successfully participated in six maj exercises
and constr a Div Op Tr over a stretch of 42 kms
in addn to providing close sp to the inf bdes.
During the G-15 Summit in May 1994, the Regt
gave four xgs near Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi using
bailey eqpt. In addn, the Regt provided aid to civil
auth by rescuing the marooned vill at Sirsa dist
in Haryana (July 1993) during floods, activated
Obra Thermal Power Plant when workers had
gone on strike and also assisted in rescue of civ
when Hotel Sher-e-Punjab had collapsed on Rd
Meerut-Delhi. During PM’s visit, Regt constr a 30
m Cl-18 KM br on Krishna R at Ranchar Vill on
20 Aug 1996.

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1 - Activation of Obra Thermal Power Plant
2 - Flood Relief Ops at Sirsa
3 - Aid to Civ Auth during collapse of Hotel Sher-E-Punjab

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DODA ,
BATOTE

1997-99

The Regt played an imp role in enhancing the op efficiency of
CI Force (Delta) from Jun 1997 onwards. During this tenure,
RR Bns were provided with shelters, water sup, apch trs and
electrification. The present day Dharmund (Batote), Bhaderwah,
Bhalra, Thalela garrisons have been created by the Regt. The
foundation stone for the Bhaderwah Mil Stn was placed by
Shri George Fernandes on 24 Aug 1998. The Div KLP at Bhalra
was conceptualised and commenced during the Regt’s tenure
in Doda. In addn to the op wks, the Regt provided QRTs, IED
teams, area domination and VIP protection. A helipad for MI
17 Heptr was constr in record time on the far flung air maint
post of Navapachi for the visit of the Prime Minister. During
this tenure, Sub Baldev Singh was awarded the GOC-in-C
Commendation Card for displaying courage and presence of
mind while personally neutr an IED on NH 1B. During Op VIJAY,
a series of maj IED blasts on NH1A prompted the CI Force (D)
to entrust the onerous task of carrying out ROP to the Regt
on NH1A from Patni Top to Banihal and Batote to Doda on
NH1B, which was carried out with professional aplomb. The
Regt ensured an uninterrupted mov of stores and pers to the
battle fd of Kargil through its area of responsibility without a
single cas. All IEDs planted by militants were either neutr or
destroyed safely. In the intercepts, militants were heard saying
‘SINCE ENGRS HAVE COME, IT HAS BECOME IMPOSSIBLE
TO PLACE IEDs’. Two indls of the Regt were awarded GOC-in-
C’s Commendation Card.

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1 - ROP during Op Vijay
2 - Capt A K Mishra diffusing an IED on NH-1A during Op Vijay
3 - Intro with Offrs and JCOs to CE, NC
4 - Think tanks at Wk
5 - 34th Raising Day celebration at Batote on 01 Dec 1998
6 - Inauguration Ceremony of Batote Garrison

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BIKANER

1999-2003

On completion of OP VIJAY, the Regt arr at Bikaner in Nov 99
for yet another tenure in deserts. Some of the maj tasks exec
by the Regt were constr of mine sheds, static water tks at
Suratgarh, constr of permt defs across the div sect, constr of
Corps Underground Ops Room at Suratgarh and participation
in flood relief ops twice. During OP PARAKARAM, the Regt
executed all combat Engineer tasks including mine laying,
flooding and filling. launching of MGB and EWBB, demining
and other close support tasks such as construction of water
points, helipads, electrification etc in Division Sector. During
mine laying, Hony Capt Arun Kadam (then CHM) lost his
foot while trying to save the life of a school boy who had
strayed into the mine fd during laying. He was awarded the
COAS Commendation Card for the gallant act. The Regt had
the distinction of being the first one to complete the initial
mine laying and later de-mining in entire Western Comd. For
the excellent wk done during mine laying and de-mining,
six COAS Commendation Cards and three GOC-in-C’s
Commendation Cards were awarded to the Regt.

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1 - Hamesh A-One Family at Bikaner
2 - Demining Ops : Op Parakram
3 - Demining Ops : Op Parakram
4 - Bomb disposal of UXB in Birdhwal

Amn Dump fire
5 - Innovation for Mine Breaching
6 - Inundations Scheme Trials
7 - The team at Chhatargarh
8 - FARRP at Chhatargarh
9 - Vis of Col Comdt

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RAJAOURI
NARIYAN

2003-06

In Jul 2003, the Regt moved to Nariyan under a Mtn Div
as Fmn Engrs. The Regt arr at a critical juncture when
the div was in the process of settling down in Rajouri
Sect. The Regt immediately took on the onerous task of plg,
procurement and exec of op wks to create the necessary
infrastructure for the Div HQ and its subordinate fmns and
units both at Palma and subsequently at Nariyan. In addn,
dozer teams and other plants were committed for OP
DEEWAR. Following the massive earthquake in J & K in 2005,
181 Fd Coy was dply in Poonch for OP IMDAD. The Regt
also undertook the project to constr a unique floating foot
bridge over the Naushera Tawi to alleviate the problems of
villagers. The br was inaugurated by Lt Gen Deepak Kapoor,
then GOC-in-C Northern Comd and had become a boon for
the villagers. The Regt exec the task of maint of the LC fence
subsequent to the change from CT grid to LC grid. A BAFH
Br was constr in Akhnoor as an alternate crossing in lieu of
the Akhnoor Br in Nov 2004.

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1 & 2 - Inauguration of Aman Setu Bridge
3 - BAFH Br Constr as Aid to Civ
4 - The Panel Pin Bar
5 - Lt Gen T K Sapru, YSM presenting trophy to Col N K Verma

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AMRITSAR

2006-09

The Regt constr underground ops room for the Div HQ and a
large No of PDs in the Div AOR. The Regt was also instrumental
in numerous stn devp activities apart from maint the Panther
Environmental Park and Trg Area. The Regt organised a ‘Jor’
Mela at Khasa for all the serving and retd Bombay Sappers
of Punjab Region. The Regt also participated in OP KOSI
PRAHAR in Bihar in 2008. In Sep 2008, a team of 2,2,70 of
the Regt was sent to carry out flood relief operations in Bihar.
The team rescued almost 2000 homeless people from 12 flood
ravaged villages in a period of 13 days, and also saved the
lives of two severely dehydrated and sick children for which
two COAS Commendation Cards were awarded to the Regt.

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1 - Pulkanjari War Memorial
2 - Ferrying of Raft during CETC
3 & 4 - Op Kosi Prahar
5 - Demo at CETC, Doraha
6 - Jor Mela

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Pattan

2009-12

The Regt had proved its mettle during its Pattan tenure by the
high stds it achieved in op and spr tasks in intense CI area.
These incl 120 km of AIOS resuc, infrastructure devp, op tr
constr, close sp to Inf Bdes / RR Bns and large no of other
tasks which incl the first ever tac tunnel def in the Corps Z. The
Regt undertook a maj adventure activity to docu the avifaunal
diversity of the Kashmir Valley in the form of the book ‘Birds
of Baramulla’. The coffee table book was rel by Lt Gen S A
Hasnain, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM**, GOC of the Corps.
The Regt was heavily committed in OP RAKSHAK during
this tenure with 31 Fd Coy in Uri, 360 Fd Coy in Rampur and
181 Fd Coy in Naugam sect. Other than combat engg tasks,
Regt was involved in ROP from Uri to Pattan and participated
in numerous ops with Sector RR in Sopore and carried out
blasting of various hideouts / houses where trts were holed up.

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1 - Op Tr Laxmi - Patiala
2 - IED Search Ops
3 - Snow Clearance
4 - AIOS Resuc
5 - Trophy presented by Lt Gen S A Hasnain to the

Tiger Col Rajiv Sharma for Op Tr Laxmi - Patiala
6 - Release of book : Birds of Baramulla by the
Corps Cdr
7 - CE visit during CETC
8 - Tunnel Def in Uri
9 - Briefing on Innovations to GOC
10 - Trophy Presented by GOC to the Tiger Col
Rajeev Sharma
11 - Inauguration of Op Tr Laxmi - Patiala

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Bathinda

2012-15

As Corps Engrs, the Regt provided Comb Engr sp during
various exs, EWT and exec numerous infrastructure devp tasks
at Mahajan Fd Firing Range. The Regt had prepared ‘Joint
Op Int Room’ for Corps HQ which was much appreciated.
The Regt was also entrusted with numerous stn ventures at
Bathinda to incl CTEP, Chetak Park, Chetak printing press and
360 Fd coy was dply at Jaipur for close sp to Comd HQ. The
Regt conducted two Comd CBRN ex which were basis for
formulation of the Comd SOPs on the subject. The exemplary
quality of wk of the Regt was recognised with award of GOC-
in-C South Western Comd Unit Citation apart from receipt of
14 GOC-in- C’s Commendation Cards.

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1 - Infrastructure development at MFFR
2 - Inter Coy Drill Championship trophy
presented by Tiger
3 - Constr of Walking Plaza and Fountain
4 - UAV in action being op by Bhavesh
Mudgal
5 - “Pedaling through Raj Pun” flag off by
CE SWC
6 - Constr of Corps Corner at Jaipur
7 - Ex Chetak Dhanush
8 - EWT in prog

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The

Recognition

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Recognition of continuous unflinching
dedication over the years

267 “Hamesha A-One” Engr Regt has had an enviable history
and award of GOC-in-C Western Comd “Unit Appreciation” on
15 Jan 2015 was an apt recognition of foundation laid by our
forefathers and the sincerity and commitment display by all of
us. We displayed professional expertise during EWT / Op dscns /
SAT, demo creativity and innovativeness, contributed immensely
for stn devp activities and exhibited utmost commitment by
undertaking meaningful welfare.

The first ever Unit Citation presented by
Lt Gen AK Sahni, UYSM, AVSM,VSM, GOC-in-C SWC
to the Tiger Col Vivek Goyal and offg SM Sub Ranjit Singh

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GOC-IN-C, SOUTH WEST COMD “UNIT CITATION”

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MEMENTO OF SOUTH WEST COMD
INVESTITURE CEREMONY - 2015

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Khumbathang

Golden Jubilee Raising Day Gp Photo 2015

50 It was a sheer coincidence that the Regt got
The Golden Milestone 74 inducted in HAA after five decades in the 50th yr
of its raising; that too in the same sector where the
Regt had been raised. Thus, after a tremendously
satisfying and a rewarding tenure in Bhatinda, the
Regt moved to the new loc in HAA. Another historic
and unique coincidence of this move was the fact
that the GOC of the fmn was one of our own hard
core ‘267er’ none other but Maj Gen Manoj Pande,
VSM, AVSM. Imdt after indn and mandatory accln,
the Regt got into action with rigorous PIT for almost
a month. On culmination of PIT, the GOC vis the
Regt which was a proud and an iconic event for
the Regt and a ‘homecoming’ for Gen Pande. The
Regt was also privileged by the visit of Lt Gen M
M S Rai, AVSM, VSM, Col Comdt, The Bombay
Sappers. The Regt also had the privilege of hosting
numerous dignitaries to incl Lt Gen Sanjiv Talwar,
AVSM, E-in-C, Maj Gen P P Malhotra, VSM, CE NC
the GsOC of the fmn - Maj Gen Gopal Gurung, SM,
AVSM, Maj Gen C P Cariappa, SM, VSM and CEs
- Brig A K Ramesh and Brig Sunil B Moharil. The
Regt did tremendous amt of op tasks which were
applauded by one and all for its quality and timely
exec. The range of tasks extended from 1274 Kms
snow clearance, 70 Kms of op tr constr and 316
Kms of op tr improvement, 40 Kms of AT Tr constr,
exec of over 500 op wks assets including fd defs,
demining to include detection and in situ destr of
276 mines and 106 Unexploded ordnance of Op
VIJAY Vintage, route sanitisation of over 1100
Kms, close sp tasks to the fmn including extensive
sp during Kargil Vijay Diwas. In the field of trg and
sports also, the Regt achieved a lot in terms of
excellence during courses and sports events. The
offrs of the Regt led from the front with three offrs
having cleared Staff College / M Tech entrance, six
offrs having excelled in JC / ECC Course, three
youngsters having excelled in YOs course and one
offr excelling in EOCEI Course. Capt Rohit Uniyal
was selected as Pl Cdr in RMPL dply in Bhutan.

The Regt secured second posn in Inter Regt
Volleyball in 2016, Spr Sachin Patil of the Regt
secured Gold Medal in Northern Comd Wrestling
Championship and Nk (L) Jitender Singh secured
Gold medal in World Chess Boxing Championship.
In a short span of over a year, the Regt has created
a niche for itself in the fmn.
The Regt celebrated its actual Golden Jubilee on
01 Dec 2016 – albeit under fd conditions wherein
we had the honour of hosting one of our dare devil
veteran Col S K Bhatia who graced the occasion
and presented a prized memento in form of
periscope of a Paki Sherman Tank which he had
destroyed during the 1965 ops. During this tenure
till dt the Regt has been awarded with two COAS
Commendation Cards, five VCOAS Commendation
Cards and three GOC-in-Cs Commendation Cards.

1 - Pre Induction Trg at KBS, Drass : Sep 2015
2 - Vis of Maj Gen Manoj Pande, VSM, AVSM
to the Regt for Unit Sainik Sammelan
3 - Vis of Col Comdt, The Bombay Sappers :
Sep 2015
4 - Op Tr Constr
5 - Snow Clearance
6 - Golden Jubilee Raising Day Gp Photo with
Maj Gen Gopal Gurung, SM, AVSM and Col S
K Bhatia (Retd)

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1 - Vis of E-in-C on 08 Jun 2016
2 - Demining task in Biamah Sector
3 - Runner’s Up Volleyball Competition at BEG in Apr 2016
4 - Widening course of Indus River by Controlled Blasting in Biamah Sector
5 - Tunnel Def
6 - Golden Jubilee Memento presented by the GOC to the Regt
7 - Golden Jubilee Raising Day Offrs Gp Photo
8 - Vis of COAS at Kargil War Memorial on 26 Jul 16
9 - Periscope of a Paki Sherman Tak (1965 Ops) presented by Col S K Bhatia
to the Regt
10 - Hockey Champions 2017
11 - Softball Champions 2017
12 - White Water Rafting at Raiwala in Oct 2016
13 - Chadhar Trek Expedition on Frozen Zanskar River at Leh in Feb 2017

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Skippers’

Gallery

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Lt Col J P Chopra, VrC Lt Col C Flores Lt Col K Chandra *
Apr 63 - Apr 65 Apr 65 - Aug 67 Aug 67 - Aug 70

Lt Col BSKS Chopra Lt Col Surjit Singh Lt Col MK Modi *
Aug 70 - Jun 73 Aug 73 - May 77 Aug 77 - May 80

Lt Col Y W Joshi * Lt Col RK Choudhary * Lt Col I S Sodhi
Aug 80 - May 82 Oct 82 – Dec 84 Dec 84 – Mar 88

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Col J S Kang Col S S Hoda, SM * Col C S Vidyasagar *
Mar 88 – Jul 89 Jul 89 – May 92 May 92 – Nov 94

Col Harish Sibal* Col S K Mishra Col S K Sharma *
Nov 94 – May 97 May 97 – Aug 2000 May 00 – Jan 02

50 Col Sanjay Bajpai Col N K Verma Col V H Gatti
Jan 02 – Aug 04 Aug 04 – Aug 06 Sep 06 – Sep 08
The Golden Milestone 80

Col Anil Kumar Col Rajiv Sharma
Sep 08 – Mar 11 Mar 11 – Aug 13

Col Vivek Goyal Col Rahul Ranjan
Aug 13 – Aug 15 Aug 15 – Till

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Subedar Majors

Hony Capt K R Dange Hony Capt Chandra Singh Hony Capt S Ghorpade
1974 - 1978 1978 - 1982 1982 - 1985

Hony Capt Sant Singh Hony Lt Jarnail Singh Hony Capt R C Shirke
1985 - 1987 1997 - 1999 1999 - 2001

Hony Lt Mati Ullah Hony Lt Satish Jadhav Hony Lt Charan Singh
2001 - 2004 2004 - 2006 1987 - 1989

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Hony Lt O P Sharma Hony Capt Sucha Singh Hony Capt Darshan Singh
1989 - 1993 1993 - 1995 1995 - 1997

Sub Maj Tanaji Patil Hony Lt Jasbir Singh Sub Maj Arun Kadam
2006 - 2008 2008 - 2012 2012 - 2014

Sub Maj Ranjit Singh
2014 - Till Date

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Saga of

Glory

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The Golden Milestone 84

Lt Col (Then 2nd Lt) Jitender Pal Chopra, VrC

On 1st Mar 1948, 2Lt Jitender Pal Chopra commander of an engineer detachment with the infantry during an
attack on the Kamal Gosha feature, though under fire, he carried out invaluable reconnaissance and laid mines for the
protection of our own picquets. On 3rd Mar, he carried out a night recce of the Jhambhir Nala crossing which was under
enemy machine gun fire, On 16 Mar, when he was working on the construction of the Bagla Jeep track, he pushed
forward boldly into enemy held area forward of our FDLs upto the main Naushera-Jhangar road without any protective
escort. On this occasion, he personally captured a prisoner. It was chiefly due to his high qualities of leadership and cool
courage in face of the enemy that the objective was captured in time.

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Spr (OEM) Tukaram Vasantrao Jadhav, SC

During the snow season in 1985, Spr/OEM Jadhav Tukaram Vasantrao was deployed for snow clearance operation
on Srinagar-Leh road at KM 147 in Zozila Sector. Working in this sector involves the use of most sophisticated machines
under hazardous weather conditions in temperatures ranging from -20°C to -40°C.

On 23 March 1985 during snow clearance between Mushkoh 1 Glacier and Gumri, operator Vasantrao alongwith
Capt Rastogi, who was sitting in co-driver’s seat, got completely buried under a free rolling avalanche. Undaunted by the
condition he was in, he extricated himself from the machine buried under the snow alongwith Capt Rastogi. Though tired
and exhausted Spr Vasantrao without wasting any time started retrieving the most valuable and expensive machine. He
not only did this against all odds but after having done so, he immediately started the snow clearance in utter disregard
of his personal safety. On the 29th March, 1985, in a similar operation at KM 119 Spr Vasantrao with his superb and
adroit handling and operation of the Schmidt machine, cleared a 18 meter high and 210 meter long slide by continuously
working for 22 hours. Again on the 09th Apr 1985 during snow clearance at KM 103 he alongwith his team mates, were
hit by an avalanche. The team and the machine were partially buried under the snow. Undaunted and undeterred, Spr
Vasantrao without losing his nerves extricated himself, his colleagues and the machine to safety and brought one his
team mates Shakal Dev, who had collapsed under stress and strain on his shoulders to the camp reaching there at 0200
hrs. Spr (OEM) Jadhav Tukaram Vasantrao thus displayed exceptional courage and devotion to duty of a high order.

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The Golden Milestone 86

Lt Col R K Sharma, YSM

Lt Col R K Sharma after assuming command of an ’Inland Water Transport Operating Company’ was inducted into
‘Operation Pawan’ in Sri Lanka on 20 Aug 1988. The officer took personal control of a detachment at Trincomalee which
consisted of one barage, two landing crafts mechanised and two ten men boats. The Inland water transport craft are not
designed for operating in open sea owing to their basic fat bottom structure, lack of chemical treatment required for steel
hull, navigational aids, safety equipment and communication systems. It was with a deep sense of dedication to duty
that the offr ensured that the craft, inspite of the basic constraints, operated across open sea and constantly used for
the maintenance of the Infantry Brigade, thus saving a great amount of troops effort. At times water would seep through
the bottom of the craft while in open sea, he personally supervised the successful plugging of leaks while on high sea.
On a return voyage from Muttur to Trincomalee a landing craft mechanised lost its rudder. He manoeuvred the craft to
safety, using very high order of organisational and technical skills. He retrieved the rudder from the sea bed with the help
of naval divers and then went on to repair the craft in Trincomalle itself, a task which would have required dry docking
of the craft in a port having proper repair facilities. He ensured that all the crafts were always serviceable despite their
deteriorated condition. He completed the herculean task of shifting five crafts to Madras and their overhaul in a record
time of 30 days which would have taken three to six months normally. For his exceptional devotion and dedication to
duty during Operations, IC-28639 Lt Col RK Sharma was awarded with YSM on Republic Day in 1991.

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Brig (Then Capt) R K Sharma, SM

On 25 Jul 89 a column comprising of (1, 1, 21) moved out of BEG and Centre, Kirkee and was deployed at Shivaji-
bridge (Kolhapur city) for evacuating the people who were marooned in the flooded area and had taken shelters on the
trees. IC-47938Y Capt Raj Kumar Sharma, OIC of the column, without bothering about his own safety got into the BAUT
along with three more sappers and manouvred deftly to a tree on which five persons were precariously hanging. The
current being high, he could not move the BAUT till the trees, but to save the marooned persons, he jumped into the
flood water and reached the tree with a rope tied to his waist. He brought, one by one, all the five individuals, in his own
hands and swam to the BAUT which was kept close. During all this time he operated with utter disregard to his personal
safety and health and displayed exemplary bravery and courage in saving fifteen precious lives. He also organized the
regular flow of dry food materials, cooked food, kerosene oil and medicines alongwith doctors to the marooned villages
of Kolhapur district for a period of five days. The works done by him and his team had been highly appreciated by
Collector and District Magistrate of Kolhapur, and all the local leaders of marooned villages and Kolhapur City, alongwith
the local pers. For his courage, bravery and high sense of selfless duty, he was awarded ‘Sena Medal’.

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Brig (Then Col) S S Hoda, SM

In Jul 1990, large areas of Jodhpur, Barmer, Balotra, Sirohi and Jalore were inundated by floods. Col S S Hoda
and 267 Engr Regt was given the herculean task of carrying flood relief material and rescuing marooned people. Under
challenging conditions a helipad was constructed to heli-lift supplies and save 300 patients in a hospital at Balotra, that
was cut off. Uttarlai airfeld was submerged when area of 36 Sq KM was under 2 to 15 feet deep water. By his dedication,
and fearless leadership, he was able to save 300 crores worth of equipment, and by his engineering feat he enabled
the take off of 10 MIG 27 aircraft from the airfeld. For his dedicated and distinguished service of a high order, he was
awarded the ‘Sena Medal’.

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Spr Budhu Khan, SC (Posthumous)

No 15567639W Spr/OEM Budhu Khan was deployed at KM 203.60 on Hapoli – Sarli – Huri road for formation
cutting work. On 22 Feb 2008 he was widening the road with his dozer alongwith co-workers and casual civil labourers.
He suddenly heard a noise and saw huge boulders sliding down the hill side. With utter disregard to his personal safety,
he warned his co-workers and other casual labourers to move away from the site. Although the landslide was severe but
Spr Budhu Khan displayed extremely high degree of camaraderie, esprit-de-corps and ensured that he saved the life of
all personnel deployed at the work site. As the landslide continued, Spr Budhu Khan now attempted to save his Dozer
(the Govt. machinery worth Rs 80 lacs) which was under imminent danger of being swept away. It was then that he made
the supreme sacrifice but not before saving life of his fellow co-workers (Army and civil personnel) and the valuable eqpt
entrusted to him for duty. For exemplary display of courage under adverse situation, esprit- de-corps and placing duty
before self, Spr/OEM Budhu Khan was awarded Shaurya Chakra posthumously.

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Hav (Then Spr) Harpreet Singh, SM

On 12 February 2010, Spr Harpreet Singh while serving with 48 Rashtriya Rifles was part of cordon & search
operations in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. While the house was being searched, two terrorists ran out and
attempted escape by firing indiscriminately. Spr Harpreet Singh along with his buddy unmindful of their personal safety
chased them while firing and shot dead one of the terrorist. For his boldness, raw courage and high degree of initiative,
Spr Harpreet Singh was awarded SENA MEDAL (GALLANTRY).

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Us Proud

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S NO RANK NAME HONOURS AND AWARDS YEAR
1. LT COL J P CHOPRA VrC 1948
2. SUB DARSHAN SINGH SM 1971
3. LNK T V JADHAV SC 1987
4. CAPT R K SHARMA SM 1991
5. LT COL R K SHARMA YSM 1992
6. COL S S HODA SM 1992
7. MAJ GEN A L SURI AVSM
8. COL D R GHURA VSM 2008
9. COL K S KHURANA VSM 2011
10 SPR BUDHU KHAN SC (P) 2014
11. NK HARPREET SINGH SM 2015 & 2016
12. MAJ GEN R K MATTU VSM
13. MAJ GEN MANOJ C PANDE VSM & AVSM

EE

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COAS S NO RANK NAME Year
COMMENDATION CARD 1. SUB JOGINDER SINGH 1971
2. SUB DARSHAN SINGH 1976
50 3. MAJ R P SARTHI 1982
The Golden Milestone 94 4. MAJ R K BHATNAGAR 1983
5. SUB MAJ WAJIR SINGH 1983
6. NSUB A K PATIL 1983
7. LT COL R K SHRMA 1983
8. NK MALKIT SINGH 1989
9. CAPT S K GANESH 1991
10. SUB UDHAV PADLE 1991
11. LHAV L B THAPA 1991
12. LHAV SURJIT SINGH 1991
13. NK P K DUBE 1991
14. MAJ S K SHARMA 1992
15. MAJ R K MATTU 1992
16. MAJ J K NARANG 1992
17. CAPT SANJEEV KUMAR 1992
18. LHAV MALOOK SINGH 1992
19. NK SIKANDER SINGH 1992
20. SPR B N JADHAV 1992
21. SPR BHAIRA RAM 1992
22. HAV ARUN KADAM 2002
23. CAPT AVINASH NEGI 2003
24. CAPT G K GANDHI 2003
25. SUB KHERA SINGH 2003
26. NB SUB M Y KHAN 2003
27. NK D P MANDHARE 2003
28. SUB MAJ SATISH JADAHV 2004
29. COL SANJEEV KUMAR 2005
30. MAJ MANISH KUMAR 2005
31. COL SANJAY BAJPAI 2008
32. MAJ SUCHIT R 2011
33. CAPT BHAVESH MUDGAL 2011
34. CAPT K JAYANTH 2012
35. NK PARAMJIT SINGH 2012
36. SUB HARJINDER SINGH 2012
37. COL RAJIV SHARMA 2013
38. SUB BAKSA RAM 2015
39. SPR AZADVIR SINGH 2016
40. NB SUB RUKSAR AHMED 2017

VCOAS COMMENDATION CARD

S NO RANK NAME YEAR
1. SUB HARI SINGH 2015
2. SUB H U LONE 2015
3. SUB B K SINGH 2015
4. HAV GURMEET SINGH 2015
5. LHAV M M PAWAR 2015
6. SUB B S YADAV 2016
7. HAV G B NAPTE 2016
8. NK NAGAWADE GANESH 2017

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GOC-IN-C S NO RANK NAME YEAR
COMMENDATION CARD 1. CAPT S TIWARI 1984
2. HAV GURMEET SINGH 1984
50 3. MAJ R P SARATHI 1986
The Golden Milestone 96 4. LT COL R K SHARMA 1987
5. SUB BAPU SHINDE 1987
6. HAV JAGIR SINGH 1987
7. MAJ BOLAKHE S N 1989
8. HAV MOHINDER SINGH 1989
9. HAV SAMCHET SINGH 1989
10. HAV JASWANT SINGH 1989
11. HAV SWARN SINGH 1989
12. MAJ DARSHAN SINGH 1991
13. MAJ SURAT SINGH 1991
14. CAPT K KISHORE 1991
15. CAPT G S BAINS 1991
16. SUB JARNAIL SINGH 1991
17. SUB JOGINDER SINGH 1991
18. NSUB B GARJE 1991
19. NSUB SWARN SINGH 1991
20. HAV ISHA KHAN 1991
21. HAV SWARN SINGH 1991
22. HAV SHIVAJI JADHAV 1991
23. LHAV ISLAMUDDIN 1991
24. NK V N VERMA 1991
25. LNK RULDA SINGH 1991
26. LNK VISHNU GHULE 1991
27 LNK B B RANGDHALE 1991
28 SPR ARJUN SINGH 1991
29 SPR R D PATIL 1991
30 CAPT V H GATTI 1991
31 SPR RAM LAL 1991
32 SUB BALDEV SINGH 1992
33 SUB SUCHHA SINGH 1992
34 HAV UJAGAR SINGH 1992
35 LHAV MASSA SINGH 1992
36 LNK SOHAN LAL 2000
37 SPR RAM PRATAP 2000
38 MAJ YOGENDER MOHAN 2003
39 MAJ RAJENDRA KUMAR 2003
40 NK IRSHAD ALI 2003

41 COL N K VERMA 2004

42 HAV M U DHAMI 2004

43 SUB TEJPAL SINGH 2005

44 COL N K VERMA 2006

45 SUB HARI RAM 2007

46 HAV DARSHAN SINGH 2007

47 HAV RANJIT SINGH 2007

48 LT COL J S SODHI 2007

49 NB SUB M B PATIL 2008

50 COL SANJAY BAJPAI 2008

51 CAPT BHAVESH MUDGAL 2008

52 SUB JASBIR SINGH 2008

53 HAV MAHADEV SINGH 2008

54 LHAV BALRAJ SINGH 2008

55 NK BOBADE SAGAR 2008

56 HAV MOHD MUSTKIM 2008

57 LHAV GURSEWAK SINGH 2008

58 SPR AMRIT PAL SINGH 2008

59 CAPT MAHESH VARMA 2009

60 SUB D R JADHAV 2009

61 LT COL DURLABH SINGH 2010

62 NK R N POTEKAR 2011

63 LHAV SAGAR BOBADE 2011

64 CAPT PRASHANT SINGH 2012

65 NK H B MORE 2012

66 LT COL RAHUL RANJAN 2013

67 HAV MUKESH CHAND 2014

68 SUB D R JADHAV 2014

69 MAJ ANAND KUMAR 2015

70 HAV S Y PHADATARE 2015

71 NK S S SHIRKE 2015

72 CAPT GOURAV KALSOTRA 2015

73 SUB DARSHAN SINGH 2015

74 LHAV AMIT SAXENA 2015

75 MAJ NITIN NARULA 2015

76 LNK KADAM S S 2015

78 SPR RAKESH KUMAR 2015

79 SPR BISHWORJIT SINGH 2015

80 LHAV H S GAIKWAD 2016

81 MAJ MANISH NARAYAN 2016

82 MAJ T S KHERWAL 2017

83 HAV SHINGARA SINGH 2017

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Our
Institutions

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Offrs’ Mess
1 - Hamesha A-One Ante Room at Khumbathang
2 - Hamesha A-One Recreation Room at Khumbathang
3 - Hamesha A-One Bar at Khumbathang
JCOs Mess
4 - Hamesha A-One JCO’s Mess at Khumbathang

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Quarter Guard

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