52nd Anniversary Issue Smt Archana Ramasundaram IPS, DG SSB being welcomed by Shri SS Deswal IPS, ADG SSB at Force Headquarters, New Delhi
Smt Archana Ramasundaram IPS, DG SSB inspecting Guard of Honour at Force Headquarters Contents...
Messages - 2 lEikndh; - 45 Jherh vpZuk jkelqanje us egkfuns'kd] l'kL= lhek cy dk in Hkkj xzg.k fd;k - 46 l'kL= lhek cy us euk;h 52 oha o"kZxkWB] dsUnzh; x`geU=h us yh ijsM dh lykeh - 47 nd &ukxsUnzifr f=ikBh 52 Anniversary Issue SSB Mt. Trishul-I Expedition ... - Somit Joshi - 52 Volume : 91 Vigilance Awareness Week Celebrated - 56 8th All India Police Badminton Championship - 58 Chief Patron Union Home Minister Inaugurated Border Out Posts in UP - 61 Archana Ramasundaram, IPS SSB Refreshment and Transit Facility at Sela Pass - 62 Director General, SSB SSB’s Rafting and Boating Expedition - 63 Patron SSB - Enabling the Differently Abled Persons - 64 Surjeet Singh Deswal, IPS Shri Kiren Rijiju Walks the Talk at Gunji - 66 Addl. Director General - Rajesh Thakur SHQ Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh starts functioning - 69 Chief Editor SSB Assistant Commandants Passing Out Parade - 70 Deepak Kumar, IPS Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Samachar - 71 Inspector General (Ops & Int.) - K.M. Cariappa Editor Operational Overview - 75 Vikas Arora, IPS Tokay Gecko’ in Trouble Smuggling on the Rise ... - 76 Dy. Inspector General (Ops) mxzokn dks fodkl ls iNkM+rk l'kL= lhek cy - 77 Associate Editors &th-Mh-ldykuh K.M. Cariappa SSBs stops Cannabis Cultivation in Kalaktang ... - 81 Assistatnt Director (I&D) Historic Background on Disputed Area Belt in Golaghat - 82 A.Bhattacharya, APO ns'k dh j{kk esa loksZPp cfynku dj vej gks x;s lathr dqekj - 83 Sub Editors Homage To Shri Rajesh Shivrain… - 84 G.D. Saklani, APO IG Siliguri wins the first ever honour in an Equestrian ... - 85 N.P. Tripathy, APO Nine SSB Personnel Awarded Police Medals ... - 86 jkgr ,oa cpko vfHk;ku & ef.kd.kZ xq:}kjk dqYyq esa --- Designed by - 87 Ramesh Kunche, CT /GD SSB personnel hone their skills at Birla Academy of Art and Culture - 88 Lkanh{kk esyk cuk fofo/krk es ,drk dk feyu&ioZ --- - 89 Photography The Motto of SSB - B.N. Mullik - 92 Photo Cell & Field Units Padma Shree Narayan Singh Bhati Zipashni - A Profile - 98 Printed by - History Cell, FHQ Information and Development Wing The RCC Experience at SSB Gwaldam - A.K. Singh, IPS - 101 FHQ, SSB, New Delhi - 110 066 Impeccable Trust - M L Chaudhuri - 103 t Views expressed in the journal are exclusively those of the Authors(s) and not the official views of the Force. - Chief Editor 1 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB jk’Vªifr kjr x.kra«k PRESIDENT Pranab Mukherjee REPUBLIC OF INDIA
Message
I am happy to learn that the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is celebrating its 52nd Anniversary Day on December 20, 2015.
Over the years, SSB has built bridges of goodwill and created a sense of nationalism and security among the border populace reassuring them of their well-being. The organization has displayed professionalism, valour, discipline and devotion to duty by working shoulder to shoulder with the border population on Indo-Nepal and Indo- Bhutan borders. It is successfully performing all duties assigned to it with dedication and commitment.
On the occasion of its 52nd Raising Day, I extend my greetings and best wishes to all ranks of SSB and their families and wish them very success in future.
(Pranab Mukherjee)
2 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB mi&jk’Vªifr] Hkkjr M. Hamid Ansari VICE - PRESIDENT OF INDIA
Message
I am happy to learn that the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is celebrating its 52nd Anniversary on December 20, 2015.
The Sashastra Seema Bal has been doing a commendable job with commitment and valor on the borders of our country. It has emerged as an important arm of our larger border guarding structure. Over the years, SSB personnel have displayed a high degree of professionalism, discipline and devotion in keeping a strict vigil along the borders of our country.
I extend my greetings and good wishes to officers and all ranks of the Sashastra Seema Bal and their families and wish the Anniversary celebrations all success.
(M. HAMID ANSARI)
3 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB ujsUnz eksnh iz/kku ea=h Narendra Modi PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA
Lkans'k Ekq>s ;g tkudj gkfnZd izlUurk gqbZ gS fd l'kL= lhek cy 20 fnlacj dks viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol euk jgk gSA Lk'kL= lhek cy vk/kh lnh ls Hkh vf/kd le; ls ns'k ds nqxZe vkSj lqnwj {ks=ksa esa jk"Vª dh lhekvksa dk ltx izgjh gSA cy us vius ljkguh; dk;ksZa ls R;kx] leiZ.k vkSj drZO;fu"Bk dk mPp vkn'kZ izLrqr fd;k gSA Lk'kL= lhek cy ds 52osa LFkkiuk fnol ds volj ij cy ds lHkh dfeZ;ksa vkSj muds ifjokjtuksa dks gkfnZd c/kkbZ vkSj 'kqHkdkeuk,aA
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4 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB
Xk`g ea=h] Hkkjr ubZ fnYyh - 110001 HOME MINISTER jktukFk flag INDIA Rajnath Singh NEW DELHI -110001
Lkans'k Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhekvksa ij jk"Vª dh Lkqj{kk dk;Z es yxs l'kL= lhek cy ds lHkh dfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjokjtuksa dks eSa cy ds 52osa LFkkiuk fnol ij viuh gkfnZd 'kqHkdkeuk,a nsrk gwaA Lk'kL= lhek cy dk jk"Vª dh lsok esa ,d yack bfrgkl gSA viuh cnyh gq;h Hkwfedk ,oa dk;Z{ks= esa Hkh ;g cy iwjh O;olkf;d ifjiDork ,oa dkS'ky ds lkFk Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhekvksa dk izcUèku dj jgk gSA bu nksuksa gh fe=or lhekvksa ds izcU/ku esa ,l- ,l- ch- dh iwoZ Hkwfedk esa vftZr n{krk ds lq[kn ,oa izHkkodkjh ifj.kke izkIr gks jgs gSaA jk"Vª ds ,d lhek j{kk cy ds :Ik esa cy dh miyfC/k;ka vR;Ur xkSjo'kkyh ,oa ljkguh; gSA Lkhek j{kk ds lkFk&lkFk l'kL= lhek cy vkarfjd lqj{kk] dkuwu&O;oLFkk] okeiaFkh fgalk mUewyu ,oa mxzokn ls fuiVus ds fy, izHkkfor {ks=ksa esa egRoiw.kZ dk;Z dj jgk gSA ;g cy okeiaFkh mxzokn ls izHkkfor fcgkj] >kj[kaM ,oa NRrhlx<+ ds lkFk gh] vkradokn ls izHkkfor tEew o d'ehj lfgr ns'k ds fofHkUu jkT;ksa esa dkuwu&O;oLFkk dk;e djus esa iz'kaluh; Hkwfedk fuHkk jgk gSA Ekq>s vk'kk gh ugha iw.kZ fo'okl gS fd l'kL= lhek cy ^lsok] lqj{kk ,oa ca/kqRo^ ds mns~n'; dks vius izR;sd dk;Z esa lfEefyr djrs gq, Hkfo"; esa Hkh ns'k lsok ds fy, lefiZr jgsxkA
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5 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Governor J. P. Rajkhowa Arunachal Pradesh
MESSAGE
I am delighted to learn that Sashastra Seema Bal is celebrating the 52nd Anniversary of its Raising Day on 24th December 2015. I hope and pray that the special occasion will infuse new zeal, enthusiasm and dedication in the Force, in its service to the Nation.
Since its inception in 1963, Sashastra Seema Bal, popularly known as SSB, has been establishing strong cordial relationship with the people of the border areas and at the same time is maintaining strict vigil along the International boundary. It has successfully raised patriotic fervor amongst the people of the State. As the Border Guarding Force, SSB has reassured the denizens of Arunachal Pradesh and elsewhere in the Country, that International Borders are fully secure in their hands.
On this momentous occasion, on behalf of the people of Arunachal Pradesh and my own behalf, I convey our Best Wishes to all ranks of Sashastra Seema Bal and wish a Grand Celebration of the Anniversary.
(J. P. Rajkhowa)
6 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya Governor of Assam
MESSAGE
I am happy to know that Sashastra Seema Bal is celebrating its 52nd Anniversary on December 24, 2015. Sashastra Seema Bal, in the last five decades, has played a vital role in strengthening country’s security environment. While guarding international borders in the North West, North and North eastern parts of the country, it has provided protection to some very difficult and inhospitable terrains. It has helped in sensitizing the border population on national security issues and educated them against false propaganda in the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders, it has effectively countered anti-national elements. I am confident that the valiant men and officers of this force will keep up the good work. I wish them all success in their endeavours.
(Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya)
7 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB jkT;iky jke ukFk dksfoUn fcgkj
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;g lEiw.kZ Hkkjrokfl;ksa ds fy, vR;ar g"kZ dk fo"k; gS fd Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhekvksa dk izgjh l'kL= lhek cy 24 fnlEcj] 2015 ds fnu viuk ^52oka LFkkiuk fnol^ euk jgk gSA eSa bl 'kqHkvolj ij lHkh ,l- ,l- ch- dfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjokjtuksa dks viuh gkfnZd c/kkbZ nsrk gwaA ,l- ,l- ch- ,d xkSjo'kkyh ijEijkvksa okyk cy gSA jk"Vª ds le{k vk;h vR;ar fodV ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa bldh LFkkiuk dh xbZ FkhA blus FkksMs+ gh fnuksa esa viuh LFkkiuk ds ihNs fufgr n'kZu ,oa mÌs~'; dks gkfly djus esa lQyrk izkIr dj yh gSA viuh orZeku Hkwfedk ,oa dk;Z{ks= esa cy fcgkj jkT; ds lkFk yxh Hkkjr&usiky lhek ij jk"Vª dh lqj{kk esa lUu) gSA fcgkj jkT; ds ukxfjdksa ds iM+kslh ns'k usiky ds ukxfjdksa ds vfHkUu fj'rs gSaA l'kL= lhek cy iw.kZ rRijrk ,oa leiZ.k ds lkFk jk"Vª dh lqj{kk lqfuf'Pkr djus ds lkFk&lkFk usiky ds lkFk gekjs fj'rksa dh izxk<+rk dh Hkh j{kk dj jgk gSA ;g ,d lkFkZd ,oa iquhr dk;Z gSA blds fy, l'kL= lhek cy c/kkbZ dk gdnkj gSA eq>s ;g fo'okl gS fd ;g cy vkxs Hkh R;kx] leiZ.k ,oa fu"Bk ds lkFk jk"Vª dh lsok djrk jgsxkA
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8 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB jkT;iky cyjketh nkl VaMu NRrhlx<+ Lkans'k
izlUurk dh ckr gS fd l'kL= lhek cy] ubZ fnYyh }kjk 24 fnlEcj dks 52oka LFkkiuk fnol euk;k jgk gSA bl volj ij lHkh cy dfeZ;ksa dks esjh gkfnZd 'kqHkdkeuk,aA
l'kL= lhek cy ds dehZ] leiZ.k ,oa fu"Bk ds lkFk jk"Vª dh lsok djrs vk jgs gSaA ^lsok] lqj{kk ,oa cU/kqRo^ ds /;s; okD; ds lkFk dk;Zjr l'kL= lhek cy dehZ 'kkS;Z] lkgl] R;kx ,oa cfynku ds u, izfreku jprs vk jgs gSaA Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhek ij jk"Vª dh lhekvksa dh lqj{kk lqfuf'pr djus ds lkFk&lkFk cydfeZ;ksa us vkarfjd lqj{kk dk;ksZa] uDly fojks/kh vfHk;kuksa ,oa vkink izca/ku dk;ksZa esa Hkh drZO;ijk;.krk dh felky dk;e dh gSaA NÙkhlx<+ jkT; esa l'kL= lhek cy dehZ uDlyh fgalk ij fu;a=.k djus esa egRoiw.kZ ;ksxnku ns jgs gSaA
eSa l'kL= lhek cy ds 52osa LFkkiuk fnol ds volj ij gkfnZd c/kkbZ nsrk gwaA
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9 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB jkT;iky vks- ih- dksgyh xqtjkr Lkans'k
24 fnlEcj] 2015 ds fnu l'kL= lhek cy ¼,l-,l-ch-½ viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol euk jgk gSA bl fof'k"V volj ij eSa lHkh cy dfeZ;ksa dks viuh gkfnZd 'kqHkdkeuk,a lEizsf"kr djrk gw¡A viuh iwoZ&Hkwfedk es ,l- ,l- ch- us ns'k ds lhekUr bykdksa ds yksxksa dks Þjk"Vª loksZifjÞ dk vej&lUns'k fn;kA blus lhekUr ds fuokfl;ksa dks jk"Vª ds fy, viuk loZLo U;kSNkoj djus dk tTck fn;k vkSj Hkk"kk] Hkwxksy ,oa lEiznk; dh [kkb;ksa dks ikVdj Hkkjr dh ,drk vkSj v[k.Mrk v{kq..k j[kus dk lans'k fn;kA orZeku esa] cy viuh xkSjo'kkyh ijEijkvksa ds lkFk Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhek ij jk"Vª dh lqj{kk esa layXu gSA cy ;gka ij u dsoy lqj{kk dk;ksZa esa layXu gS cfYd lhekar okfl;ksa ds thou esa ldkjkRed ,oa xq.kkRed ifjorZu ykus ds fy, Hkh iz;kljr gSA cy ds dk;ksZa ls lhekUr ds yksxksa esa lqj{kk ,oa fo'okl dk okrkoj.k dk;e gqvk gSA eSa l'kL= lhek cy ds 52osa LFkkiuk fnol ij jk"Vª dh lsok esa cy lnSo ;'kLoh jgs] ,slh ân;iwoZd dkeuk djrk g¡wA
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10 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB izks0 dIrku flag lksyadh jkT;iky] gfj;k.kk Lkans'k
Ekq>s ;g tkudj g"kZ gqvk gS fd l'kL= lhek cy 24 fnlEcj] 2015 dks viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol eukus tk jgk gSA bl volj dks fpjLej.kh; cukus ds fy, ,l- ,l- ch- lekpkj ds okf"kZdkad&2015 dk izdk'ku Hkh fd;k tk jgk gSA Lk'kL= lhek cy dh LFkkiuk lu~ 1963 esa phu vkØe.k ds ckn lhekUr dh turk dks jk"Vªh; izfrjks/k dh vts; 'kfDr ds :Ik esa [kM+k djus ds fy, dh xbZ FkhA cy us bl dke dks c[kwch vatke nsrs gq, jk"Vª dh lqj{kk esa turk dh laxfBr 'kfDr ds mi;ksx ds iz;ksx dks fl) dj fn[kk;k gSA bl izdkj Hkkjr&usiky vkSj Hkkjr&HkwVku lhek ij rSukr l'kL= lhek cy dh ns'k dh lqj{kk iz.kkyh dks etcwr j[kus esa egRoiw.kZ Hkwfedk gSA Ekq>s fo'Okkl gS fd ;g cy vius drZO; dks blh izdkj fuHkkrs gq, ns'k ds xkSjo dks c ¼izks0 dIrku flag lksyadh½ 11 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB jkT;iky fgekpy izns”k vkpk;Z nsoozr GOVERNOR Acharya Devvrat Himachal Pradesh Lkans'k eq>s ;g tkudj vR;Ur g"kZ gks jgk gS fd l'kL= lhek cy 24 fnlEcj] 2015 dks viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol euk jgk gSA bl volj ij eSa iwjs l'kL= lhek cy ifjokj dks gkfnZd eaxydkeuk,¡ laizsf"kr djrk gw¡A fgekpy izns'k dh turk ds l'kL= lhek cy ds lkFk xgjs lEcU/k jgs gSaA l'kL= lhek cy us jk"Vª lsok dk ,d xkSjo'kkyh bfrgkl jpk gSA viuh LFkkiuk ds le; ls gh cy] lqnwj lhekar okfl;ksa ds fy, ekuo fpfdRlk f'kfoj] Ik'kq fpfdRlk f'kfoj] lkekftd psruk vfHk;ku] efgyk tkx:drk dk;ZØe] 'kS{kf.kd Hkze.k dk;ZØe] y?kq vk/kkjHkwr lajpuk fodkl dk;ZØe vkfn dk yxkrkj vk;kstu djrk vk jgk gSA vk/kkjHkwr lajpuk ls oafpr lqnwj lhekar okfl;ksa ds fy, cy ds ;s dk;ZØe egRoiw.kZ lkfcr gks jgs gSaA eSa cy dks fu%LokFkZ jk"Vª lsok Hkkouk ,oa lkekftd dk;ksZa ds fy, lk/kqokn nsrk gw¡A LFkkiuk fnol ds lQy vk;kstu ds fy, gkfnZd 'kqHkdkeuk,¡A ¼nsoozr½ 12 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB GOVERNOR N.N. Vohra JAMMU & KASHMIR MESSAGE I am happy to learn that the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is shortly celebrating its Raising Day. SSB, a versatile force, has rendered valuable service to the nation in guarding the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan open borders and ensuring against infiltration, smuggling and subversive activities along and across these porous frontiers. Celebrating its 52nd Anniversary on 24th December, the SSB has continued to carry out its responsibilities with devotion and high commitment. On the joyous occasion of its Anniversary Day celebrations I convey my greetings and best wishes to all the SSB personnel and their families. (N. N. Vohra) 13 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB jkT;iky Jherh nzkSinh eqeZw >kj[k.M Lkans'k eq>s ;g tkudj izlUurk gks jgh gS fd l'kL= lhek cy fnukad 24 fnlEcj] 2015 dks viuk 52ok¡ LFkkiuk fnol euk jgk gSA bl 'kqHk volj ij eSa bl cy ds lHkh dfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjokj ds lHkh lnL;ksa dks gkfnZd c/kkbZ ,oa 'kqHkdkeuk;sa nsrh gw¡A LFkkiukdky ls gh ;g cy jk"Vª dh vuU; Hkko ls lsok djrk vk jgk gSA bl cy ds dfeZ;ksa us jk"Vª ds lcls dfBu ,oa nqxZe bykdksa esa fe'kujh Hkko ls turk dh lsok dh gSA cy ds vuojr dkeksa ls lhek {ks= ds yksx u dsoy jk"Vªh; lqj{kk ds izfr tkx:d cus] cfYd muds ijEijkxr thou esa vk/kqfudhdj.k dk Hkh lekos'k gqvkA ;g [kq'kh dh ckr gS fd l'kL= lhek cy jk"Vª dh lqj{kk ds lkFk&lkFk vius dk;Z {ks= dh turk ds fy, lapkfyr dbZ izdkj dh fodkl xfrfof/k;ksa ds dk;kZUo;u esa lg;ksx dj jgk gSA >kj[k.M jkT; esa Hkh l'kL= lhek cy u dsoy uDlyh fgalk ls izHkkodkjh rjhds ls fucV jgk gS] cfYd vke tu ds dY;k.kkFkZ fd;s tk jgs dk;ksZa esa lg;ksx iznku dj jgk gSA eSa l'kL= lhek cy ds mTToy Hkfo"; dh dkeuk djrh gw¡ rFkk LFkkiuk fnol ds volj ij izdkf'kr gksusokyh Lekfjdk ds lQy izdk'ku dh dkeuk djrh gw¡A ¼nzkSinh eqeZw½ 14 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB jkT;iky jke ujs”k ;kno e/;izns”k Lkans'k Ekq>s ;g tkudj izLkUurk gqbZ gS fd l'kL= lhek cy }kjk 24 fnLkEcj] 2015 dks vius 52 osa LFkkiuk fnol ds volj ij vius lekpkj&i= okf"kZdkad&2015 dk izdk'ku fd;k tk jgk gSA Lk'kL= lhek cy us dfBu ls dfBu ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa Hkh jk"Vª lsok ds fy, ljkguh; vkSj izsj.kknk;h ;ksxnku fd;k gSA ns'k ds lhekar bykdksa esa vk/kkjHkwr lajpukvksa dk fodkl] xjhcksa dk thou Lrj lq/kkjusa] f'k{kk vkSj vU; lsok miyC/k djkus ds lkFk jk"Vªh; 'kfDr dh Hkkouk tkx`r djus dk egRoiw.kZ dk;Z fd;k gSA cy us mUgsa tkx:d cukdj nq'eu rkdrksa ds ukikd bjknksa ls lko/kku fd;kA Ekq>s ;g tkudj izlUurk gS fd ,l- ,l- ch- lhek j{kk cy ds :Ik esa Hkh jk"Vª dks viuh cgqewY; lsok,a ns jgk gSA l'kL= lhek cy ds toku Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhekvksa ij ns'k dh lhekvksa dh j{kk ds fy, deZBrk ls viuk drZO; fuHkk jgs gSaA Ekq>s vk'kk gS fd okf"kZdkad esa jk"VªHkfDr vkSj lekt lsok ij vk/kkfjr vkys[kksa dk izdk'ku fd;k tk;sxk ftlls lhekar ds ;qokvksa esa jk"Vªh; ,drk vkSj v[k.Mrk ds fy, viuh lfØ; Hkwfedk fuHkkus dh izsj.kk feysxhA 'kqHkdkeuk,aA jke ujs”k ;kno 15 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB jkT;iky ps- fo|klkxj jko egkjk’Vª Lkans'k eq>s ;g tkudj izlUurk gks jgh gS fd l'kL= lhek cy 24 fnlEcj] 2015 ds fnu viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol euk jgk gSA bl 'kqHk volj ij eSa lHkh cydfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjokjtuksa dks gkfnZd c/kkbZ nsrk gwaA l'kL= lhek cy dk bfrgkl jk"Vª dh vUkU; lsok dk bfrgkl gSA l'kL= lhek cy us gesa ;g fl[kk;k fd ge fdl rjg vke turk dh laxfBr rkdr dk bLrseky jk"Vªh; y{;ksa dks gkfly djus ds fy, dj ldrs gSaA ns'k ds vke yksxksa dk l'kfDrdj.k dj ge fdl rjg jk"Vªh; pqukSfr;ksa dk lQyrk iwoZd lkeuk dj ldrs gSaA lkekU; yksxksa dk tq>k:iu fdl rjg cM+h&ls&cM+h rkdr ds ukikd ealwcksa ij Hkh ikuh Qsj ldrk gSA ,l ,l ch dh miyfC/k;ka gekjs fy, vueksy gaSA ,l ,l ch ds lkFk jkT; o turk dk vVwV lEcU/k gSA xr o"kZ jkT; esa vius nks okfguh eq[;ky;ksa dh LFkkiuk djds cy us jkT; dh turk ds lkFk vius lEcU/kksa dks u;k vk;ke fn;k gSA eSa l'kL= lhek cy ds 52osa LFkkiuk fnol dk;ZØeksa dh iw.kZ lQyrk dh dkeuk djrk gwaA ¼ps- fo|klkxj jko½ 16 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Governor of Nagaland P. B. ACHARYA Kohima MESSAGE I am happy to know that Sashasra Seema Bal is celebrating its 52nd Anniversary on December 24th, 2015. Sashastra Seema Bal, in the last five decades, has played a vital role in strengthening country’s Security environment. While guarding international borders in North West, North and North Eastern parts of the Country, it has provided protection to some very difficult and inhospitable terrains. It has helped in sensitizing the border population on national security issues and educated them against false propaganda in the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders and has effectively countered anti-national elements. I am confident that the valiant men and officers of this force will keep up the good work. I wish them all success in their endeavours. (P. B. ACHARYA) 17 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB jkT;iky dY;k.k flag jktLFkku Lkans'k eq>s ;g tkudj izlUurk gqbZ gS fd l'kL= lhek cy 24 fnlEcj 2015 dks viuk 52 oka LFkkiuk fnol euk jgk gSA bl volj ij cydfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjokjtu dks 'kqHkdkeuk,a ,oa c/kkb;kaA bl volj ij izdkf'kr l'kL= lhek cy lekpkj ds okf"kZd vad ds fy, 'kqHkdkeuk,aA ¼dY;k.k flag½ 18 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB GOVERNOR SIKKIM Shriniwas Patil jkT;iky] Jhfuokl ikVhy flfDde MESSAGE I am pleased to learn that Sashastra Seema Bal is celebrating its 52nd Anniversary Day on 24th December, 2015 and bringing out a souvenir to commemorate the occasion. Since 1976, Sashastra Seema Bal has been associated with the people of Sikkim sharing pain and joy alike. They have been performing their duties of guarding our frontiers with Nepal and Bhutan with utmost professionalism and dedication. Over the years, they have remained in the forefront during the times of calamity and distress providing various civic services to the people of Sikkim. The comprehensive border management policy of Sashastra Seema Bal has resulted in promoting sense of peace, tranquility and harmony in the border areas. On this special occasion of the force, I extend my warm greetings and felicitations to all ranks of the force and their families. (Shriniwas Patil ) 19 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB jkT;iky jke ukbZd mRrj izns”k Lkans'k eq>s ;g tkudj vrho izlUurk gqbZ fd l'kL= lhek cy }kjk 24 fnlEcj] 2015 dks viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol euk jgk gSA l'kL= lhek cy ds tokuksa }kjk izfrdwy ifjfLFkfr;ksa ,oa dfBukbZ;ksa ds ckotwn ltx gksdj Hkkjrh; lhekvksa dh j{kk dh tkrh gSA lhekvksa dh lqj{kk ds lkFk Hkkjrh; jk"Vªh;rk ds izpkj&izlkj ds fy, dk;Z djuk ,oa lhek {ks= ds fuokfl;ksa ds lexz dY;k.k gsrq vusd izdkj dh fodklijd ,oa dY;k.kdkjh ;kstukvksa dk lapkyu fd;k tkuk vfHkUkanuh; gSA eSa] LFkkiuk fnol ds volj ij l'kL= lhek cy dfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjokjtuksa ds eaxye; Hkfo"; dh dkeuk djrk gw¡A ¼jke ukbZd½ 20 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB jkT;iky MkW- ds-ds- iky mÙkjk[k.M Lkans'k Ekq>s ;g tkudj vR;Ur izlUurk gks jgh gS fd Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhek ij ns'k dh lqj{kk esa rSukr ^l'kL= lhek cy^ 24 fnlEcj] 2015 dks viuk 52ok¡ LFkkiuk fnol eukus tk jgk gSA ;g xoZ dk fo"k; gS fd ns'k dh lqj{kk ,oa LokfHkeku dh j{kk ds fy, lefiZr ^l'kL= lhek cy^ ds toku j{kk nkf;Roksa ds lkFk&lkFk ns'k ds lqnwjorhZ lhekUr {ks= ds ukxfjdksa ds thou mRFkku esa lg;ksxh cudj muesa jk"Vªh; ,drk o v[k.Mrk dh Hkkouk tkx`r djus ds fujUrj lQy jgs gSaA Ekq>s fo'okl gS fd ^cy^ ds LFkkiuk fnol ij izdkf'kr gksus okyh Lekfjdk esa ^l'kL= lhek cy^ dh xkSjoxkFkk lfgr vusd Kkuo/kZd o izsjd ikB~;lkexzh Hkh izdkf'kr dh tk;sxhA bl xkSjo'kkyh volj ij nsoHkwfe&ohjHkwfe mÙkjk[k.M ds izR;sd ukxfjd dh vksj ls ^l'kL= lhek cy^ ds LkHkh tokuksa o muds ifjtuksa dks esjh gkfnZd 'kqHkdkeuk,aA ¼MkW- ds- ds- iky½ 21 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB ds”kjh ukFk f=ikBh jkT;iky Keshari Nath Tripathi if”pe caxky MESSAGE I am glad to know that Sashastra Seema Bal is celebrating its 52nd Anniversary Day on 24th December, 2015. Sashastra Seema Bal is rendering valuable services in guarding our open and porous international borders with Nepal and Bhutan. SSB has also strengthened our borders by implementing its civic action, developmental programmes and generating awareness among the people residing along our international borders. On the occasion of Anniversary Day of the force, I extend my greetings and best wishes to all ranks of SSB and their families. (Keshari Nath Tripathi) 22 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB mijkT;iky uthc tax fnYyh Lkans'k eq>s ;g tkudj vfr izlUurk gks jgh gS fd l'kL= lhek cy 24 fnlEcj] 2015 dks viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol euk jgk gSA viuh LFkkiuk ds le; ls gh ;g cy iwjh deZBrk ls jk"Vª dh lsok djrk vk jgk gSA bl cy ds dfeZ;ksa us ns'k ds lcls nqxZe ,oa dfBu lhekUr bykdksa esa ftl fe'kujh Hkko ls turk ds fy, dke fd;k gS mlls u dsoy og lqjf{kr gq, gSa cfYd mudks lekt dh eq[; /kkjk ls tqM+us esa Hkh enn feyh gSA ;g cy vkt Hkh jk"Vª dh lqj{kk ds lkFk&lkFk dbZ izdkj dh fodklkRed ,oa dY;k.kdkjh xfrfof/k;ksa dk lapkyu djrk jgrk gSA cy ds bu dk;ksZa ls lkekftd lejlrk esa c<+ksrjh gqbZ gSA eSa] l'kL= lhek cy ds 52osa LFkkiuk fnol ds volj ij LkHkh cy dfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjtuksa dks viuh gkfnZd c/kkbZ nsrk gwaA ¼uthc tax½ 23 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Chief Minister Nabam Tuki Arunachal Pradesh MESSAGE I am pleased to know that Sashastra Seema Bal is observing its 52nd Anniversary Day on 24th December, 2015. Sashastra Seema Bal since its inception has an emotional relationship with the people of Arunachal Pradesh. Force is playing an exemplary role in guarding the Indo-Bhutan border in the state. The force has won the hearts and minds of our people with its multi-faceted civic action works for the benefit of rural population. I hope that SSB will continue its excellent traditions in future as well. On this momentous occasion, I on behalf of people of Arunachal Pradesh, extend greetings and felicitations to all ranks and their families. (Nabam Tuki) 24 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Chief Minister, Assam Tarun Gogai Guwahati MESSAGE I am happy to know that Sashastra Seema Bal is celebrating its 52nd Anniversary Day on December 24, 2015. Sashastra Seema Bal since its inception has been committed to its motto of Service, Security and Brotherhood and serving the Nation with the highest degree of professional excellence, dedication and devotion. Over the years it has proved its mettle in preventing trans-border crimes and guarding and maintaining the sanctity of international border. SSB has also displayed a high degree of competence and valour in negotiating with different odds with fairness, integrity and honesty. I hope in the coming years too, SSB will scale new heights in delivering its duties for the protection of our frontiers. I extend my best wishes to all ranks of the Force and their family member on this occasion. (TARUN GOGOI) 25 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Ekq[;ea=h uhrh”k dqekj fcgkj Lkans'k Ekq>s ;g tkudj izlUurk gks jgh gS fd l'kL= lhek cy fnukad&24 fnlEcj] 2015 dks viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol euk jgk gSA bl volj ij ,l- ,l- ch- lekpkj ds okf"kZdkad&2015 dk izdk'ku Hkh izLrkfor gSA fcgkj jkT; dh mRrjh lhek iM+kslh ns'k usiky ds lkFk yxh gSA ;g iwjh lhek [kqyh gSA usiky ls fudyus okys gtkjksa unh&ukys fcgkj ds lkFk yxh Hkkjr&usiky lhek dks dfBu ,oa nq:g cukrs gSaA ysfdu blds ckotwn usiky ds vke yksxksa ds lkFk fcgkj okfl;ksa ds gtkjksa lky iqjkus lEcU/k gSaA nksukas ns'kksa ds chp dh lhek vke yksxksa ds ikfjokfjd] lkaLd`frd] /kkfeZd ,oa vkfFkZd fj'rksa ds chp dHkh vkMs+ ugha vk;h gSA ijUrq fj'rksa dh ;g izxk<+rk lhek izcU/ku ds dk;Z dks dfBu ,oa isphnk cukrh gSA eq>s ;g dgrs gq, izlUurk gks jgh gS fd izkd`frd] Hkk"kkbZ ,oa lkaLd`frd isphfnfx;ksa ,oa dfBukb;ksa ds ckotwn l'kL= lhek cy lhekUr {ks=ksa esa lqj{kk dk;Z dks iwjh ekuoh; xfjek ds lkFk fu"ikfnr dj jgk gSA blds lkFk gh cy lhekUr {ks= esa dY;k.kdkjh xfrfof/k;ksa dk lapkyu dj yksxksa ds thou esa xq.kkRed ifjorZu ykus dh Hkh dksf'k'k dj jgk gSA eSa l'kL= lhek cy ds mTToy Hkfo"; dh dkeuk djrk gwaA l'kL= lhek cy ds LFkkiuk fnol ds volj ij ,l- ,l- ch- dfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjtuksa dks esjh gkfnZd 'kqHkdkeuk,¡A ¼uhrh'k dqekj½ 26 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Ekq[;ea=h vkuanhcsu iVsy xqtjkr Lkans'k ÞokLro esa vHkh Hkh fo'o&;q) dk [krjk cuk gqvk gSA ge fo'o&;q) ds dxkj ij [kM+s gSaA vkradokn ds fo:) dh yM+kbZ fo'Ok&;q) gh gS] D;ksafd og viuk 'kSrkuh flj fo'o esa dHkh Hkh] dgha Hkh Å¡pk dj ldrk gSAÞ Lk'kL= lhek cy ¼,l- ,l- ch-½ vius ohjrkiw.kZ dk;ksZa ls ns'k ds lqnwj bykdksa dh turk ds chp Hkkjrh; jk"Vªh;rk ,oa ,drk dk vHkwriwoZ izn'kZu dj mUgsa jk"Vªh; izfrjks/k dh ,d lcy rkdr ds :Ik esa ifjofrZr dj fn;k gSA orZeku esa ,l- ,l- ch- 1751 fd- eh- yach Hkkjr&usiky rFkk 669 fd-eh- yach Hkkjr&HkwVku lhek ij Hkkjr dh lqj{kk dh ftEesokjh laHkky jgk gSA vrho izlUurk dk fo"k; gS fd l'kL= lhek cy vkxkeh 24 fnlacj 2015 dks viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol eukus tk jgk gSA blh volj ij ,l- ,l- ch- lekpkj ds okf"kZdkad&2015 dk Hkh izdk'ku gksxkA eSa] bl LFkkiuk fnol rFkk okf"kZdkad dh HkO; lQyrk ds fy, 'kqHk dkeuk,¡ izsf"kr djrh gw¡ rFkk Lk'kL= lhek cy dks vius 'kkS;Ziw.kZ dk;ksZa ds fy, vfHkUkanu nsrh gw¡A ¼vkuanhcsu iVsy½ 27 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB eq[;ea=h gfj;k.kk euksgj yky CHIEF MINISTER Manohar Lal HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Lkans'k Ekq>s ;g tkudj g"kZ gqvk fd l'kL= lhek cy viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol 24 fnlEcj] 2015 dks euk jgk gSA bl 'kqHk volj ij eSa l'kL= lhek cy ds lHkh vf/kdkfj;ksa] deZpkfj;ksa ,oa muds ifjokjtuksa dks gkfnZd c/kkbZ nsrk gw¡A l'kL= lhek cy dh LFkkiuk lu~ 1963 esa jk"Vª dh lqj{kk esa turk dh lgHkkfxrk lqfuf'Pkr djus ds fy, dh xbZ FkhA cydfeZ;ksa us vR;ar fo"ke ,oa dfBu ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds chp ns'k ds vR;ar nqxZe bykdksa dh turk ds chp vuojr dke fd;k vkSj vius dk;ksZa dks c[kwch lEikfnr dj fn[kk;kA vkt Hkh cy ns'k dh lhekvksa dh j{kk djus ds lkFk&lkFk vU; lqj{kk dk;ksZa dk fu"iknu iwjh n{krk ,oa dkS'ky ls djrk vk jgk gSA drZO;ijk.k;rk dh xkSjo'kkyh ijEijkvksa ij pyrs gq, l'kL= lhek cy Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhekvksa ij Hkh fons'kh rkdrksa ds ukikd bjknksa ij ikuh Qsjus dk dke dj jgk gSA bl cy ds vf/kdkfj;ksa ,oa deZpkfj;ksa us vius vnE; lkgl jk"Vªh; lqj{kk dks vHks| cuk;k gSA l'kL= lhek cy dfeZ;ksa dh iSuh fuxkgksa ls gekjh lhek,a lnSo lqjf{kr jgsaxh ,slk gekjk fo'Okkl gSA eSa l'kL= lhek cy ds 52osa LFkkiuk fnol dk;ZØeksa dh eSa O;kid lQyrk dh dkeuk djrk gwaA ¼euksgj yky½ 28 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB eq[;ea=h ohjHknz flag ,ytZ+yh] fgekpy izns”k Lkans'k eq>s ;g tkudj izlUurk gks jgh gS fd l'kL= lhek cy 24 fnlEcj] 2015 dks viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol eukus tk jgk gS vkSj bl volj ij ,l- ,l- ch- lekpkj ds okf"kZd vad &2015 dk izdk'ku Hkh fd;k tk jgk gSA eSa bl volj ij l'kL= lhek cy dks c/kkbZ nsrk gwaA ns'k dk lhekorhZ jkT; gksus ds dkj.k fgekpy izns'k ds yksxksa ds lkFk l'kL= lhek cy dk xgjk ,oa HkkoukRed laca/k jgk gSA izns'k ds fodkl vkSj ;qok 'kfDr dk ekxZn'kZu djus esa Hkh Lk'kL= lhek cy dh egRoiw.kZ Hkwfedk gSA viuh mRd`"V lhek izca/ku 'kSyh ls Hkkjr&usiky vkSj Hkkjr&HkwVku dh [kqyh lhek ij lqj{kk fu;a=.k esa ;g cy iwjs leiZ.k ds lkFk dk;Z dj jgk gSA izkd`frd vkinkvksa ds le; yksxksa dh tku&eky dh j{kk esa Hkh laxBu dk ljkguh; ;ksxnku jgrk gSA LFkkiuk fnol ds volj ij leLr cydfeZ;ksa vkSj muds ifjtuksa dks esjh 'kqHkdkeuk,aA ¼ohjHknz flag½ 29 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed JAMMU & KASHMIR MESSAGE I am glad to know that Sashastra Seema Bal is celebrating its 52nd Anniversary of dedicated service to the nation on December 24, 2015. Sashastra Seema Bal is a versatile force, capable of performing in diverse terrain and climate conditions. It has played a significant role in discharging various responsibilities including relief and rescue operations during natural calamities. Sashastra Seema Bal personnel have made supreme sacrifices while performing their duties under hostile and difficult circumstances. I convey my best wishes to the all ranks of Sashastra Seema Bal on this occasion. (Mufti Mohammad Sayeed) 30 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB eq[;ea=h >kj[k.M j?kqoj nkl Chief Minister Raghubar Das Govt. of Jharkhand Lkans'k Ekq>s ;g tkudj izlUurk gks jgh gS fd l'kL= lhek cy 24 fnlEcj] 2015 ds fnu viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol euk jgk gSA bl volj ij eSa lHkh tokuksa ,oa muds ifjtuksa dks gkfnZd c/kkbZ nsrk gw¡A Lk'kL= lhek cy >kj[k.M jkT; esa u dsoy uDlyh fgalk ij dkcw ikus esa viuh izHkkodkjh Hkwfedk fuHkk jgk gS vfirw jkT; ds nqxZe bykdksa esa vius dY;k.kdkjh ,oa fodklijd dk;ZØeksa ls turk dks f'kf{kr ,oa fodflr cukus dk dke dj jgk gSA eSa l'kL= lhek cy ds 52osa LFkkiuk fnol dk;ZØeksa dh iw.kZ lQyrk dh dkeuk djrk gw¡A ¼j?kqoj nkl½ 31 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB eq[; ea=h f”kojkt flag pkSgku e/;izns”k Lkans'k g"kZ dk fo"k; gS fd l'kL= lhek cy 24 fnlEcj] 2015 dks viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol euk jgk gSA bl xkSjo'kkyh volj ij lHkh tokuksa ,oa muds ifjokjtuksa dks gkfnZd c/kkbZA l'kL= lhek cy vius dkS'ky ,oa lk/kuk ds lkFk jk"Vª dh lhekvksa dh lqj{kk dj jgk gSA ftl lgtrk ,oa HkO;rk ds lkFk l'kL= lhek cy vius drZO;iFk ij 'kku ls vkxs c<+ jgk gS og vR;ar ljkguh; gSA gekjs fy;s xkSjo dh ckr gSA cy Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhekvksa ij Hkh ljkguh; :Ik ls vius nkf;Roksa dk fuoZgu dj jgk gSA eq>s fo'okl gS fd l'kL= lhek cy ds foLrkj ,oa vk/kqfudhdj.k ls vkSj vf/kd izHkkoh :i ls vius nkf;Roksa dk fuoZgu djsxkA 'kqHkdkeukvksa lfgrA f”kojkt flag pkSgku 32 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB eq[;ea=h Ekgkjk’Vª Chief Minister nsosanz QM.kohl Maharashtra Lkans'k eS ;g tkudj g"kZ ,oa vkUkUn dk vuqHko dj jgk gwa fd l'kL= lhek cy 24 fnlEcj] 2015 ds fnu viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol euk jgk gSA l'kL= lhek cy dh miyfC/k;ka Hkkjrh; bfrgkl ds Lof.kZe v/;k; gSA cy dfeZ;ksa dk R;kx] leiZ.k ,oa drZO;fu"Bk vuqdj.kh; gSaA esjs fy, ;g g"kZ dk fo"k; gS fd l'kL= lhek cy us N=ifr f'kokth egkjkt dh xkSjo'kkyh ijEijkvksa dh ;q) iz.kkyh dks vkèkqfud ifjos'k es vkxs c<+kdj jk"Vª dh lqj{kk dks lqfuf'pr fd;kA vius orZeku Lo:Ik esa Hkh l'kL= lhek cy Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhek dh lqj{kk iwjh O;olkf;d izfrc)rk ds lkFk dj jgk gSA lhekvksa ij ns'k dh j[kokyh djus dk dk;Z c[kwch fuHkk jgk gSA eSa ,d ckj iqu% cydfeZ;ksa dks gkfnZd c/kkbZ lEizsf"kr djrk gwa] vkSj bl volj ij izdkf'kr gksus okys ,l- ,l- ch- lekpkj okf"kZdkad ds fy, 'kqHkdkeuk,a nsrk gwaA ¼nsosanz QM.kohl½ 33 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Pawan Chamling CHIEF MINISTER (Honoris Causa) SIKKIM MESSAGE It gives me great pleasure to extend my best wishes to all ranks of Sashastra Seema Bal on the occasion of its 52nd Anniversary Day on December 24, 2015. Sikkim as a sensitive border state has a long and cherished association with SSB to shoulder the responsibility of securing Nation’s sovereignty and integrity. We salute our valiant Jawans guarding our frontiers under all circumstances for their courage, patriotism to keep our borders and fellow citizens safe from all impending challenges. For more than three decades, the people of Sikkim have benefited from people oriented security and development works of SSB on all along the border of the State. I have been witness to various activities carried out by SSB and their enthusiasm in the service of the people of border areas. I would like to convey my heartiest greetings to all SSB personnel and their families on this occasion. (Pawan Chamling) 34 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB eq[;ea=h vf[kys”k ;kno mRrj izns”k Lkans'k g"kZ dk fo"k; gS fd l'kL= lhek cy fnukad 24 fnlEcj] 2015 dks viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol euk jgk gSA l'kL= lhek cy Hkkjr&usiky lhek ij fLFkr mÙkj izns'k ds ihyhHkhr] y[kheiqj [khjh] cgjkbPk] JkoLrh] cyjkeiqj] fl)kFkZuxj ,oa egjktxat tuinksa esa dk;Zjr gSA vius dk;ksZa ls cy us turk ds eu esa lqj{kk ,oa fo'Okkl dh Hkkouk iSnk dh gSA eq>s fo'okl gS fd ;g cy Hkfo"; esa Hkh fu"BkiwoZd ns'k dh lhekkvksa dh j{kk gsrq blh izdkj rRij jgsxkA LFkkiuk fnol ij esjh rFkk izns'k dh turk dh vksj ls l'kL= lhek cy ds leLr dfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjtuksa dks gkfnZd c/kkbZA ¼vf[kys”k ;kno½ 35 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB eq[;ea=h gjh”k jkor mÙkjk[k.M Lkans'k Ekq>s ;g tkudj vR;ar izlUurk gks jgh gS fd l'kL= lhek cy 24 fnlEcj] 2015 ds fnu viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol euk jgk gSA bl volj ij eSa lHkh cy dfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjokjtuksa dks viuh gkfnZd c/kkbZ nsrk gwWA Lk'kL= lhek cy yEcs le; ls iwjs jk"Vª dh vuqdj.kh; lsok djrk vk jgk gSA ;g cy u dsoy lhekvksa ij jk"Vª dh lqj{kk dj jgk gS cfYd lhekUr {ks= dh turk dh [kq'kgkyh ,oa rjDdh ds fy, Hkh dke djrk gSA viuh LFkkiuk ds le; ls gh cy mÙkjk[k.M okfl;ksa ds fy, fofHkUu izdkj dh dY;k.kdkjh ,oa fodklijd ;kstuk,a ,oa dk;ZØe lapkfyr djrk jgk gSA viuh cnyh gq;h Hkwfedk esa Hkh ,l- ,l- ch- mÙkjk[k.M ds fuokfl;ksa dh vUkU; lsok dj jgk gSA Hkkjr&usiky lhek ij vius dk;ksZa es cjrs tk jgs la;e ,oa /kS;Z ls Hkkjr&usiky ds ikjEifjd fj'rksa dh Mksj dks etcwrh iznku djus ds lkFk&lkFk lEiw.kZ lhek {ks= esa lkekftd lkSgknZ ,oa fodkl dk okrkoj.k l`ftr fd;k gSA eSa ,d ckj iqu% cy dks blds 52osa LFkkiuk fnol ds 'kqHk volj ij c/kkbZ ,oa 'kqHkdkeuk,a nsrk gWwaA ¼gjh'k jkor½ 36 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB CHIEF MINISTER Mamata Banerjee WEST BENGAL MESSAGE I am happy to learn that Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), will celebrate its 52nd Anniversary Day on 24.12.2015 and will bring out a souvenir to commemorate the event. By playing a crucial role in guarding the nation’s borders, SSB ensures the safety and well-being of our citizens. I appreciate such dedicated service of the SSB personnel and convey my greetings and best wishes on the occasion. 37 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB x`g jkT; ea=h] Hkkjr ljdkj ubZ fnYyh& 110001 gfjHkkbZ ijFkhHkkbZ pkS/kjh MoS (HOME AFFAIRS) Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MESSAGE I am extremely happy to learn that Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is celebrating its 52nd Anniversary Day of its services to the nation on 20th December, 2015 and a befitting Parade is being organized on 24th December, 2015. Sashastra Seema Bal is well known for its acumen for gathering intelligence and for its tradition of selfless service and sacrifice. The organization has evolved into an elite Force by widening its gamut of activities to internal security in challenging areas affected by Left Wing Extremism, J&K and BTAD areas in addition to management of open & porus borders with Nepal and Bhutan. The trust reposed by the nation in SSB is more than justified. On this occasion, I convey my greetings and best wishes to all the Officers and Jawans of Sashastra Seema Bal as well as their family members. (Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary) 38 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB x`g jkT; ea=h Hkkjr ljdkj ubZ fnYyh& 110001 fdjsu jhthtw MoS (HOME AFFAIRS) Kiren Rijiju GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MESSAGE I am happy to know that Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is celebrating its 52nd Anniversary Day on 20th December, 2015 and a befitting Parade is being organized on 24th December, 2015. Sashastra Seema Bal has a challenging task of manning the porous and friendly Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders. SSB has stood out as a border guarding force due to its unique nature and its penchant of mingling professionalism with community service and participation, which is indeed laudable. With several comprehensive border management initiatives, the Force has, in a very short time, endeared itself as a people-oriented Force. SSB has instilled a new sense of confidence in the hearts of the border population and is now recognized as a progressive and modern Border Guarding Force. In addition, the work of SSB in the LWE inflicted areas as well as J&K deserves special praise. I convey my heartiest greetings to all the personnel of Sashastra Seema Bal on this occasion. (Kiren Rijiju) 39 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB vthr MksHkky] dhfrZ pØ jk’Vªh; lqj{kk lykgdkj Ajit Doval, KC National Security Adviser Lkans'k esjs fy, g"kZ dk fo"k; gS fd l'kL= lhek cy 20 fnlEcj 2015 dks viuk 52oka LFkkiuk fnol euk jgk gS rFkk bl volj ij ,d Lekfjdk dk Hkh foekspu dj jgk gSA Lis'ky lfoZl C;wjks ds :Ik esa cy }kjk lhek {ks= ds fuokfl;ksa dks jk"Vª dh eq[; /kkjk esa Lkekfgr ,oa muesa jk"Vªh; psRkuk ds izpkj&izlkj djus rFkk jk"Vªh; lqj{kk esa egRowi.kZ ;ksxnku] fu%lansg cy ds fy, xoZ dk fo"k; gSA 2001 esa ,d l'kL= cy ds :Ik esa laxBu dks ,d u;k nkf;Ro lkSaik x;k FkkA ;g larks"k dk fo"k; gS fd ,d NksVs dk;Zdky esa gh laxBu us vPNs usRk`Ro] vuq'kklu] izf'k{k.k vkSj drZO;fu"Bk dk ifjp; nsrs gq;s vius u;s nkf;Ro dks fuHkkus ds fy, Lo;a dks iw.kZr% l{ke dj fy;kA Ekq>s izlUurk gS fd viuh cnyh gqbZ Hkwfedk esa Hkh l'kL= lhek cy viuh vPNs dk;ksZa dh fojklr dks ysdj vkxs c<+ jgk gSA vkt Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhekvksa ij iwjh O;olkf;drk ds lkFk jk"Vª dh lqj{kk lqfuf'Pkr djus ds lkFk&lkFk viuh dk;Z&dq'kyrk ls bu nksuksa ns'kksa ds lkFk gekjh ijEijkxr fe=rk dh Hkh l{ke :Ik ls j{kk dj jgk gSA eSa l'kL= lhek cy dks mldh 52oha o"kZxkaB ds 'kqHk volj ij lHkh vf/kdkfj;ksa] tokuksa] dfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjokjtuksa dks gkfnZd 'kqHkdkeuk,a nsrk gw¡A ¼vthr MksHkky½ 40 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB eaf=eaMy lfpo Ikznhi dqekj flUgk CABINET SECRETARY Pradeep K. Sinha NEW DELHI MESSAGE On the occasion of its 52nd Anniversary on December 20th, 2015, I extend my warm greetings to all Officers and personnel of Sashastra Seema Bal and to their family members. Sashastra Seema Bal, in it’s erstwhile role as Special Service Bureau under Cabinet Secretariat had a glorious record of integrating the people of the remote border areas with the rest of the country by undertaking various Perception Management Programmes. The Force has made a perceptible dent in containing anti-national and trans- border criminal activities in it’s new role as a Border Guarding Force. I have full faith in the organisation’s abilities to discharge its duties with the utmost professional competence. I wish the Force and its members all success in living up to the expectations of the Government and fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the people. (P. K. Sinha) 41 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB x`g lfpo] HOME SECRETARY Hkkjr ljdkj Rajiv Mehrishi GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MESSAGE I am happy to learn that Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) is celebrating its 52nd Anniversary Day on December 20th, 2015 and a befitting Raising Day Parade is being organized on December 24th, 2015. 2. Sashastra Seema Bal has been manning the 2450 kilometer Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan Border to check cross border crimes and also to sustain India’s age old relations with these two friendly nations. 3. The Force has built a robust relationship with the border communities through its Perception Management, Civic Action and Border Management endeavors and built a strong network of gathering intelligence about anti national activities. Through its operational achievements it has reassured the people and brought peace and tranquility in these regions. 4. On the occasion of its 52nd Anniversary Day, I extend my greetings and felicitations to all Officers, ranks and their families. I wish SSB all success in times to come. (Rajiv Mehrishi) 42 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Former Director General Sashastra Seema Bal B.D. Sharma, IPS (Retd.) w-iw- egkfuns'kd ca'kh /kj 'kekZ] Hkk-iq-ls- (ls-fu-) l'kL= lhek cy Lkans'k Hkkjrh;rk dh vej-xkFkk dks tu-tu dk daBgkj cukus okys l'kL= lhek cy dk usr`Ro djrs gq, eq>s xkSjo] niZ vkSj vfHkeku dk vuqHko jgk gSA cy us viuh vfojke ,oa vuFkd jk"Vªlsok ls Hkkjrh; jk"Vªh;rk dk ,d viwoZ vej xku jpdj bls dksfV&dksfV fgUnqLrkfu;ksa ds thou&laxhr dh HkSjoh cuk fn;kA cy }kjk jpk ;g jk"Vª laxhr ;qxksa&;qxksa rd gesa jk"Vª ds fy, viuk loZLo U;kSNkoj djus ds fy, vuqizkf.kr djrk jgsxkA Lora=rk izkfIr ds ckn gekjs uoksfnr jk"Vª us iztkrkaf=d O;oLFkk dks vaxhdkj fd;kA iztkra= esa vke turk loksZPp gksrh gS rFkk 'kklu dh lHkh laLFkkvksa vkSj uhfr;ksa dk ewy /;s; vke turk dk fodkl] l'kfDrdj.k ,oa dY;k.k gksrk gSA geas bl ckr dk Q+[kz gksuk pkfg, fd l'kL= lhek cy ,d ,slk laxBu gS ftldh LFkkiuk vkSj lEiw.kZ xfrfof/k;ksa dk dsUnz vke turk jgh gSA gekjs cy dh dksf'kdkvksa dh jpuk&izfØ;k esa turk dh Hkkxhnkjh jgh gSA vke turk gekjh izsj.kk ,oa 'kfDr jgh gSA Hkkjr dk tu&x.k lnSo gekjh v{k; mtkZ dk L=ksr jgk gSA gekjh bl xkSjoiw.kZ fojklr us gesa ^turk dk cy^ dgykus dk eku fn;kA ;g eku gesa fojklr esas feyk lcls dherh rksgQk gSA gekjh fojklr yksxksa dh lsok djus vkSj yksxksa esa cU/kqRo dh Hkkouk Hkjds jk"Vª dh lqj{kk lqfuf'Pkr djus dh gSA gesa viuh vkxs dh ;k=k Hkh viuh bl fojklr dks ts+gu esa j[krs gq, tkjh j[kuh gksxhA bl le; l'kL= lhek cy u dsoy Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhekvksa ij jk"Vª dh lqj{kk lqfuf'pr dj jgk gS cfYd fcgkj] >kj[k.M] NÙkhlx<+] tEew ,oa d'ehj rFkk vle esa vkUrfjd lqj{kk ds {ks= esa Hkh ,d egRoiw.kZ Hkwfedk fuHkk jgk gSA eq>s bl ckr ij xoZ gS fd vius lEiw.kZ dk;Z {ks= esa gekjs cydehZa u dsoy lqj{kk dk;ksZa dks c[kwch vatke ns jgs gSa cfYd fofHkUu dY;k.kdkjh ,oa fodklijd xfrfof/k;ksa dk yxkrkj lapkyu dj vke turk ds thou esa xq.kkRed ,oa ldkjkRed ifjorZu ykus ds fy, Hkh iz;kljr gSaA vke turk dh csgrjh ds fy, gekjs fofHkUu dke gekjs dk;Z-{ks=ksa esa ,d ,sls ldkjkRed ekgkSy dk l`tu dj jgs gSa ftlls turk lnSo gesa lg;ksx ,oa leFkZu nsus ds fy, rRij jgsxhA gesa vius lqj{kk drZO;ksa ds fuoZgu] lapkyu ,oa fu"iknu esa ekuo vf/kdkjksa] ekuoh; xfjek ,oa ekuoh; ewY;ksa dks izkFkfedrk nsuh gksxhA eSa gekjs lHkh cydfeZ;ksa dk vkg~oku djrk gwa fd os vke turk ds lkFk lnSo f'k"V] lH; vkSj la;r O;ogkj dh vknr MkysaA ge lc turk ds lsod gSaA ;g ewy ea= gesa ges'kk ;kn j[kuk gksxkA cy ds vUnj Hkh gesa vius dk;Z O;ogkj esa lH;rk] f'k"Vrk ,oa ekuoh; xfjek dks iwjh bTt+r nsus dh uhfr ij pyuk gksxkA eq>s vki lHkh ls vius lgdfeZ;ksa ,oa v/khUkLFkksa ds lkFk f'k"V ,oa la;r vkpj.k dh vis{kk gSA ,d l'kDr jk"Vªh; lqj{kk laxBu ds :Ik esa turk ls vknj ikus ds fy, gesa viuh lEiw.kZ dk;Ziz.kkyh esa iwjh ikjnf'kZrk ,oa lrdZrk cjrus dh t:jr gSA cy ds vUnj fdlh Hkh Lrj ij ,oa fdlh Hkh :Ik esa Hkz"Vkpkj dks cnkZ'r ugha fd;k tk,xkA Hkz"Vkpkj ds eqn~ns ij cy ^t+hjks VkWyjsal^ dh uhfr vaxhd`r dj pqdk gSA blds fy, cy us gky esa gh dbZ uhfrxr QSlys fy, gSaA VkWy&Ýh uEcj dh LFkkiuk dj Hkz"Vkpkj ds f[kykQ viuh yM+kbZ esa cy us vke turk dks Hkh Hkkxhnkj cuk;k gSA eSa lHkh cydfeZ;ksa dk vkg~oku djrk gwa fd os vius drZO;ksa ds fuoZgu esa iwjh lrdZrk cjrsa rkfd ge jk"Vª dh vkdka{kkvksa ij iwjh rjg [kjk mrj ldsaA cy us fiNys ,d lky esa xkSjoiw.kZ miyfC/k;ksa ds dbZ u, /koy&f'k[kj Nq, gSaA cy us xr o"kZ viuh lfØ;rk ls usiky ds x<+hekbZ esys esa lfn;ksa ls pyh vk jgh yk[kksa Ik'kq&if{k;ksa dh Øwj ,oa vekuoh; cfy&izFkk ij fojke yxokus esa ,sfrgkfld Hkwfedk fuHkkbZ gSA cy ds ioZrkjksfg;ksa us fgeky; ioZr ds f='kwy f'k[kj dks Qrg dj gesa xkSjokfUor fd;k gSA ns'k dh turk dks tyok;q ifjorZu] Ik;kZoj.k laj{k.k] unh laj{k.k ,oa fofHkUu nwljs lkekftd eqn~nksa ij tkx`r djus ds fy, geus ikap jkT;ksa vkSj lkr ufn;ksa ls gksdj 2273 fdyksehVj nwjh dk ^jkWf¶Vax&lg&ukSdk;u vfHk;ku^ lQyrk iwoZd vk;ksftr fd;kA /kkjpwyk] mÙkjk[k.M ls vkjEHk gksdj ;g egk&vfHk;ku xaxklkxj] if'pe caxky esa lEiUu gqvkA esjk ;g fOk'okl gS fd gekjk ;g HkxhjFk&vfHk;ku turk dks tkxj.k dk uo&lans'k nsus esa vo'; lQy gqvk gksxkA vHkh gky gh esa cy us ^vkBosa vf[ky Hkkjrh; iqfyl cSMfeUVu pSfEi;uf'ki&2015^ dk lQy vk;kstu dj viuh dq'ky vk;kstu-{kerk dks Hkh fl) dj fn[kk;k gSA ;g gekjs fy, vR;ar xkSjo ,oa larks"k dh ckr gSA eSa cy ds 52osa LFkkiuk fnol ds 'kqHk volj ij ge lHkh dk xq:nso johUnzukFk Bkdqj ds vej xhr ^,dyk pyks js^ dh iafDr;ksa ls izsj.kk ysus dk vkg~oku djrk gwaA tc gekjs izR;sd ns'koklh ds vUrj esa jk"Vª ds fy, es?k ds fo|qRd.kksa ls vius vfLFk-iatj dks izTTofyr djus okyh vkReksRlxZ dh osxorh Hkkouk dk izokg gksxk] rHkh ge lc fgUnqLrku dks nqfu;k dk lcls rkdroj vkSj [kwclwjr ns'k cukus ds lius dks gdhdr esa rCnhy djus esa l{ke gksaxsA vUr esa] eSa lHkh cydfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjokjtuksa dks uoo"kZ&2016 ds fy, gkfnZd 'kqHkdkeuk,a lEizsf’kr djrs gq, muds eaxye; Hkfo"; dh dkeuk djrk gw¡A ¼ca'kh /kj 'kekZ½ 43 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB DIRECTOR GENERAL Sashastra Seema Bal Archana Ramasundaram, IPS egkfuns'kd vpZuk jkeklqanje] Hkk-iq-ls- l'kL= lhek cy Lkans'k Þys[k fy[ksa vfHkys[k fy[ksa] feydj ge leosr fy[ksaA u, lky ds dky&Hkky ij] tu&x.k dk t;?kks"k fy[ksaAA vkvks lqUnj xhr jpsa] ,d lqj esa xk,aA Hkkjr&Hkwfe ds gj&?kj esa] veu dh T;ksfr tyk,aAAÞ Hkkjrh;rk dh vej&t; xkFkk dks tu&tu dk daBgkj cukus okyk l'kL= lhek cy uo o"kZ&2016 dk vfHkUkUnu ,oa Lokxr djrk gSA uwru o"kZ ds volj ij ge jk"Vª&fuekZ.k ds ;K esa vius fgLls dh vkgwfr nsus dk ,d ckj iqu% ladYi ysaA uo o"kZ ds 'kqHk volj ij ge lc ,d leosr 'kiFk ysa fd ge ,d jk"Vª ds :Ik esa ,d eu&izk.k ls Hkkjr dh dhfrZ irkdk dks ;'kLoh cukus dk ;Fks"V vkSj vuojr iz;kl djrs jgsaxsA ge iw.kZ fu"Bk ds lkFk Hkkjr ds tu&x.k ds l'kfDrdj.k] Hkkjr ds xkSjo ,oa xfjek esa vfHko`f) ,oa Hkkjr dh lqj{kk dks lqfuf'Pkr djus esa izk.k&i.k ls tqVs jgsaxsA eSa uo&o"kZ ds volj ij lHkh cydfeZ;ksa dk vkg~oku djrh gw¡ fd os cy dh xkSjo'kkyh ijEijkvksa ls vuqizkf.kr bl u, lky esa vius 'kkS;Z] lkgl ,oa bZekunkjh ls jk"Vª fuekZ.k ds fur u, ea=ksa dh l`f"V djasA cy dk gj dehZ u, lky esa vius ln~iz;klksa ls cy dh /koy dhfrZ&xkFkk esa fur&u, Lof.kZe iUus tksM+saA eSa lHkh Hkkjr okfl;ksa] cydfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjokjtuksa dks uo o"kZ dh eaxy dkeuk,a lEizsf"kr djrh gw¡A ¼vpZuk jkeklqanje½ 44 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB nhid dqekj] Hkk-iq-ls- lEikndh;------egkfujh{kd ¼izpkyu ,oa vklwpuk½s ,l- ,l- ch- lekpkj ds okf"kZdkad ds lkFk ge vius lq/kh ikBdksa ds le{k ,d ckj iqu% mifLFkr gaSA gekjk cy 24 fnlEcj] 2015 ds fnu viuh LFkkiuk dh 52oha o"kZxkaB euk jgk gSA ge lHkh cy dfeZ;ksa ds fy, ;g xkSjo dk {k.k gSA cy ds thou ds ;s 52lky jk"Vª lsok dh xkSjo&xkFkk gSA vc ge viuh xkSjoiw.kZ fojklr ds lkFk jk"Vª&lsok dh fur ubZ xkFkk fy[kus dh vksj vxzlj gSaA blfy, gekjh ;g dksf'k'k gS fd ,l- ,l- ch- lekpkj cy dh xfrfof/k;ksa] miyfC/k;ksa ,oa uhfr;ksa dk ,d ledkyhu nLrkost lkfcr gksA ,l- ,l- ch- lekpkj ds gj u, vad esa ge cy dh ledkyhu xfrfof/k;ksa] miyfC/k;ksa ,oa egRoiw.kZ ?kVukvksa dks lekfo"V dj jgs gSa rkfd cy dh lexz xfrfof/k;ksa ls u dsoy gekjs ikBd ifjfpr gksa cfYd Hkfo"; ds fy, Hkh ;g lkexzh l'kL= lhek cy ds ,sfrgkfld nLrkost ds :Ik esa dke vk,A ,l- ,l- ch- lekpkj ds bl okf"kZdkad dks ,sfrgkfld ,oa dkyt;h nLrkost dk Lo:Ik nsus ds fy, geus blesa egkefge jk"Vªifr] Hkkjr x.kar=] ekuuh; iz/kkuea=h] Hkkjr x.kar=] ekuuh; x`gea=h] Hkkjr x.kar= vkfn ds lkFk&lkFk mu lHkh jkT;ksa ds egkefge jkT;ikyksa ,oa ekuuh; eq[;aef=;ksa ds lans'k dks lekfo"V fd;k gS tgka ij gekjh bdkbZ;ka dk;Zjr gSaA l'kL= lhek cy dh xkSjo&xkFkk esa dbZ u, Lof.kZe&v/;k; tksM+ dj o cy dh miyfC/k;ksa dks u, izfreku nsdj gekjs egkfuns'kd egksn; tuojh&2016 ekg esa 'kkldh; lsok ls lsokfuo`r gks jgs gSaA ge egksn; ds LoLFk ,oe nh?kZ thou dh dkeuk djrs gSaA cy dfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjtuksa ds lexz dY;k.k ds fy, l'kL= lhek cy okbZOt osyQs;j ,lksf'k,lu ¼lanh{kk½ izsj.kknk;h dk;Z dj jgh gSA vHkh gky esa gh lanh{kk us ubZ fnYyh esa 09 vDrwcj]2015 ls 11 vDrwcj] 2015 rd ^lanh{kk esyk^ dk vk;kstu fd;kA bl vad esa ge lanh{kk esyk ij Hkh ,d QksVks Qhpj izdkf'kr dj jgs gSaA vke turk dks Ik;kZoj.k ,oa lelkef;d lkekftd eqn~nksa ij tkx`r djus ds fy, fiNys fnuksa ,l- ,l- ch- jkuh[ksr lhekUr ds }kjk 2273 fdyksehVj yEck ,d jkWf¶Vax&lg&ukSdk;u vfHk;ku vk;ksftr fd;k x;kA bl xkSjoiw.kZ lkgfld vfHk;ku ij Hkh ge ,d foLr`r fjiksrkZt izdkf'kr dj jgs gSaA ,l- ,l- ch- ds ioZrkjksg.k ny us vHkh gky esa gh f='kwy ioZr ij lQyrkiwoZd vkjksg.k fd;kA ,l- ,l- ch- ds ioZrkjksfg;ksa dh bl 'kkS;Ziw.kZ lQyrk ij ge lcdks ukt gSA bl vad esa f='kwy ioZr ds lQy vkjksg.k vfHk;ku ij Hkh ge ,d fjiksVZ izdkf'kr dj jgs gSaA l'kL= lhek cy us vHkh gky es gh ubZ fnYyh esa ^vkBoka vf[ky Hkkjrh; iqfyl cSMfeUVu pSfEi;uf'ki&2015^ dk lQyrkiwoZd vk;kstu fd;kA cy ds thou dh bl egRoiw.kZ ifj?kVuk ij Hkh ge ,d fjiksVZ izdkf'kr dj jgs gSaA cy vius lEiw.kZ dk;Z&{ks= esa vius ukxfjd dk;kZUo;u dk;ZØeksa ds ek/;e ls vke turk ds lexz dY;k.k ,oa mRFkku ds fy, vuojr dk;Zjr gSA gekjk ;g ekuuk gS fd uDly leL;k egt ,d dkuwu ,oa O;oLFkk dh leL;k ugha gSA lexz :Ik ls ;g leL;k fodkl ds vHkko dh leL;k gSA cy uDly izHkkfor bykdksa esa vius xgu ukxfjd dk;kZUo;u dk;ZØeksa ls turk dk dY;k.k lqfuf'pr dj fodkl ds ek/;e ls uDlyh fgalk dks iNkM+us ds fy, iz;kljr gSaA cy ds bl ifjorZudkjh ,oa vfHkuo iz;ksx dks js[kkafdr djus okys ,d vkys[k dks Hkh geus bl vad esa lEkkfo"V fd;k gSA egkfuns'kd] l'kL= lhek cy ds funsZ'kkuqlkj cy Hkz"Vkpkj ds lEca/k esa ^thjks Vkyjsal^ dh uhfr ij py jgk gSA bl lEcU/k esa cy ds }kjk dbZ egRoiw.kZ ,oa izxfr'khy QSlys fy, x, gSaA vr,o lrdZrk tkx:drk dks vkSj Hkh eq[kj Loj iznku djus ds fy, geus bl vad esa ,d fjiksVZ izdkf'kr dh gSA cy dh izpkyukRed xfrfof/k;ksa ,oa miyfC/k;ksa ij Hkh ,d fjiksVZ ge izdkf'kr dj jgs gaSA blds vykok dbZ vU; lelkef;d ?kVukvksa ,oa xfrfof/k;ksa dks Hkh bl vad es geus LFkku fn;k gSA lapkj ,d f}i{kh; izfØ;k gSA lapkj rc rd vlQy gS tc rd fd lapkj izfØ;k es 'kkfey nksuksa i{k ,d &nwljs dks izfriqf"V u nsaA ,l- ,l- ch- lekpkj dh Hkh lapkj izfØ;k rc rd v/kqjh gS tc rd fd gekjs lqèkh ikBdksa@cydfeZ;ksa dh izfriqf"V u izkIr gksA izfriqf"V gesa ,l- ,l- ch- lekpkj dh ikB~; lkexzh ,oa dYksoj dks ikBdksa ds vuqdwy ,oa lkjxfHkZr cukus esa enn djsxhA vc rd ,l- ,l- ch- lekpkj dh lEisz{k.k izfØ;k esa ikBdks adh ^izfriqf"V ,oa izfrfØ;k^ dk vHkko FkkA bl deh dks iwjk djus ,oa vius ikBdksa ls lrr~ laokn dk;e djus dss fy, gesa vkidh izfriqf"V] izfrfØ;k ,oa fopkjksa dh vis{kk jgsxhA esjh ;g ifo= dkeuk gS fd 52oka LFkkiuk fnol cy dh xkSjoiw.kZ miyfC/k;ksa dks ,d ubZ vk'kk iznku djsxkA blds lkFk gh ,l- ,l- ch- lekpkj ds lHkh ikBdksa] leLr cydfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjtuksa dks uo o"kZ dh gekjh v'ks"k 'kqHkdkeuk,aA ¼nhid dqekj½ 45 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Jherh vpZuk jkeklqanje us egkfuns'kd] l'kL= lhek cy dk in Hkkj xzg.k fd;k erh vpZuk jkeklaqnje us 3 Qjojh 2016 ls xzg.k fd;kA blds Ik'pkr tuek/;e ds izfrfuf/k;ksa ls dks cy eq[;ky;] ubZ fnYyh esa l'kL= ckrphr djrs gq, Jherh jkeklaqnje us dgk fd l'kL= lhek cy ¼,l- ,l- ch-½ ds egkfuns'kd dk lhek cy ds egkfuns'kd dk in&Hkkj xzg.k dj oks Lo;a Jh dks xkSjokfUor eglwl dj jgh gSaA mUgksaus dgk fd vkt in&Hkkj xzg.k fd;kA Jherh jkeklaqnje] lu~ 1980 cSp dh rfeyukMq dSMj dh lEekfur iqfyl vf/kdkjh gSaA ds fnu dks eSa Hkkjr dh efgykvksa dks lefiZr djrh gwa tc igyh ckj fdlh efgyk us fdlh v)Z lSfud cy ds Jherh jkeklaqnje vkt izkr% cy eq[;ky;] l'kL= egkfuns'kd dk in&Hkkj lEHkkyk gSA eSa l'kL= lhek cy lhek cy igqaph tgka mUgsa lSU; ijEijkvksa ds vuq:Ik dh xfjek ,oa izfr"Bk esa lrr~ vfHko`f) dk iz;kl djrh ^xkMZ vkWQ vkWuj^ iznku fd;k x;kA blds ckn mUgksaus jgwaxhA egkfuns'kd] l'kL= lhek cy dk in&Hkkj vkSipkfjd :Ik Jherh jkeklaqnje dk tUe 01 vDrwcj] 1957 ds fnu fnYyh esa gqvk FkkA Jherh jkeklqanje egkfuns'kd] l'kL= lhek cy dk in&Hkkj xzg.k djus ds iwoZ egkfuns'kd] jk"Vªh; vijk/k vfHkys[k C;wjks ds egkfuns'kd ds in ij dk;Zjr FkhaA Jherh jkeklqanje jkTkLFkku fo'o fo|ky; ls vFkZ'kkL= esa ijkLUkkRkd gSaA bUgksaus vFkZ'kkL= ijkLukrd dh ijh{kk esa iwjs fo'o fo|ky; esa loksZPp LFkku izkIr fd;k Fkk ftlds fy, bUgsa Lo.kZ&ind iznku fd;k x;k FkkA Jherh jkeklaqnje us lkmFk dSfyQksfuZ;k fo'o fo|ky;] ykl ,atsyl ls vijk/k foKku esa LUkkrdksÙkj mikf/k Hkh gkfly dh gSA 46 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Jh jktukFk flag] dsUnzh; x`ge=h] ijsM dk fujh{k.k djrs gq;s l'kL= lhek cy us euk;h 52 oha o"kZxkWB] dsUnzh; x`g eU=h us yh ijsM dh lykeh Unzh; x`g ea=h Jh jktukFk flag us 24 fnlEcj] lkFk gekjs lEcU/kksa dks ubZ izxk<+rk izkIr gq;h gSA cy ds 2015 dks l'kL= lhek cy ifjLkj] f?kVksjuh] izpkyukRed dk;ksZa dh ljkguk djrs gq, x`g ea=h us dgk ubZ fnYyh esa vk;ksftr l'kL= lhek cy dh fd eq>s ;g tkudj vR;ar izlUurk gks jgh gS fd bl 52ohads o"kZxkaB ijsM dh lykeh yhA bl volj ij lekjksg o"kZ ,l- ,l- ch- us bu nksuksa gh lhekvksa ij dqy nks lkS dks lEcksf/kr djrs gq, x`g ea=h us dgk fd fd l'kL= ianzg djksM+ :Ik, ewY; dh xSj dkuwuh lkexzh ftlesa eknd lhek cy vius lEiw.kZ dk;Z {ks= esa vius nkf;Roksa dk inkFkZ] tkyh Hkkjrh; ,oa vU; eqnzk,a] fuf’k) oLrq,a] oU; fuoZgu mPpdksfV dh dq'kyrk ds lkFk dj jgk gS ftldh tho mRikn] ou mRikn] vL=&'kL= vkfn dh tCrh dh gS loZ= ljkguk gks jgh gSA x`g ea=h us dgk fd vkt dh ,oa dqy 3523 vijkf/kd rRoksa dks fxj¶rkj fd;k gSA ijsM dk voyksdu djus ds ckn ;g Li"V gS fd l'kL= x`g ea=h us Ikz/kku ea=h dh egRokdka{kh ;kstukvksa lhek cy dk izf'k{k.k mPpLrjh; gSA l'kL= lhek cy dk ^tu&/ku ;kstuk^ ,oa ^LoPN Hkkjr vfHk;ku^ dks lQyrk lEiw.kZ vuq'kklu mPpdksfV dk ,oa vR;ar ljkguh; gSA fnykus ds fy, turk dks izsfjr djus ds ,l- ,l-ch- ds blds fy, eSa cy ds izf'k{kdksa ,oa izcU/ku dks gkfnZd c/kkbZ dk;ksZa dks ljkgkA x`g ea=h us cy ds }kjk VkWy Ýh uEcjkas nsrk gwaA cy vius LkEiw.kZ dk;Z {ks=] pkgs og Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhek gks] pkgs og vkUrfjd lqj{kk ds dk;Z {ks= gksa] pkgs uDly fojksèkh vfHk;ku gks] gj txg mPpdksfV ds ljkguh; dk;Z dj jgk gSA Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhekvksa ij ,l- ,l- ch- ds dk;ksZa dh ljkguk djrs gq, x`g ea=h us dgk fd bu nksuksa gh [kqyh lhekvksa ij ftl dq'kyrk ds lkFk cy dk;Z dj jgk gS mlls u dsoy gekjs jk"Vª dh lexz g;wesu VªsfQfdax & , fotu MkD;wes.V^ iqLrd dk lqj{kk lqfuf'pr gqbZ gS cfYd bu nksuksa gh fe= jk"Vªksa ds foekspu djrs gq;s dsUnzh; x`g ea=h Jh jktukFk flag 47 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB dh LFkkiuk dh ljkguk djrs gq, dgk fd blls rLdjksa ,oa vkijkf/kd rRoksa ds ckjs esa vke turk ls lwpuk,a izkIr djus es dkQh lgwfy;r feysxhA x`g ea=h us ekuo rLdjh ij yxke yxkus ds ,l- ,l- ch- ds dk;ksZa dks Hkh ljkgkA x`g ea=h us dgk fd usiky es vk, HkwdEi ds ckn 87 ekuo rLdjkas dks fxj¶rkj dj 280 ihfM+rksa dks eqDr djkus dk ,l- ,l- ch- dk dk;Z vR;ar ljkguh; gSA usiky esa vk, Hk;adj HkwdEi ds ckn ,l- ,l- ch- ds }kjk pyk, x, jkgr vfHk;ku dh ljkguk djrs gq, x`gea=h us dgk fd ,l- ,l- ch- ds mPp dksfV ds bl ekuoh; jkgr dk;Z ds fy, fcgkj ds eq[;ea=h Jh uhrh'k dqekj us fo'ks"k :Ik ls lekjksg esa lEcksf/kr djrs gq;s Jh jktukFk flag] dsUnzh; x`gea=h] Hkkjr ljdkjA mUgsa Qksu dj ljkgk FkkA cy ds tokuksa dk lkgfld izn'kZu ,oa lhekUr ;qokvksa ls lekjksg esa x`gea=h ds izfr Lokxr vfHkHkk"k.k djrs feyu gq, ,l- ,l- ch- ds egkfuns'kd Jh ca'kh /kj 'kekZ us o"kZxk¡B ijsM lekjksg ds volj ij cy ds tokuksa dgk fd 52oha o"kZxkaB ijsM ds volj ij eSa gekjs mu us fofHkUu izdkj ds lkgfld izn'kZu ls viuh fuiq.krk leLr cydfeZ;ksa dks J)ktafy vfiZr djrk gwa ftUgkssaus o dkS'ky dk ifjp; fn;k] ftlesa efgyk tokuksa us Hkh vius drZO; dk fuoZgu djrs gq, loksZPp cfynku fn;kA vius jksekapd djrcksa ls n'kZdksa dk jksekafpr fd;kA eksVj muds cfynku vkus okys le; esa gekjs lEiw.kZ cy dks lkbfdy ds fofHkUu djrcksa ds izn'kZu ds lkFk&lkFk izsfjr djsxkA bl volj ij Jh 'kekZ us bl o"kZ dh cy ,l-,l-ch- ds 'oku ny us Hkh vusd dk;ZØe izLrqr fd;s dh miyfC/k;ksa dk fooj.k Hkh izLrqr fd;kA egkfuns'kd viuh ?kzk.k 'kfDr] vkKkdkfjrk o vuq'kklu ds vfrfjDr egksn; us crk;k fd bl o"kZ cy us ipiu djksM+ rsjg “oku ny us ^^LoPN Hkkjr vfHk;ku^^ ds mís'; dks Hkh yk[k :Ik, ewY; ds u'khys inkFkZ] vB~Bkjg yk[k lÙkkbl n'kZdksa ds lEeq[k izLrqr dj LoPNrk dk lUns'k fn;kA gtkj :Ik, ds tkyh uksV ,oa pkSOou djksM+ fNgÙkj yk[k lekjksg esa tokuksa us lkeqfgd ih-Vh- dk vkd"kZd :Ik, ewY; ds fuf’k) inkFkZ tCr fd;k gSA egkfuns'kd izn"kZu fd;kA laxhr dh Loj ygfj;ksa ds lkFk lkeatL; l'kL= lhek cy us Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhekvksa LFkkfir djrs gq, jaxhu Nrfj;kas vkSj xqCckjksa dks gkFk esa ij vijk/k fu;a=.k ds fy, la;qDr vfHk;ku pykus dk Hkh ysdj tokuksa dk izn'kZu eksfgr djus okyk jgkA izLrko fd;kA eq[; vfrfFk Jh jktukFk flag] x`gea=h Hkkjr lsukuk;d ,p-ch-ds- flag ds usr`Ro esa HkO; okf"kZd ljdkj] lekjksg esa teqbZ] fcgkj o tEew d”ehj ls vk;s ijsM es “kkfey ,l-,l-ch- dh ik¡p VqdfM+;ksa ftlesa ,d 40 xzkeh.k ;qokvksa ls feys vkSj ,l-,l-ch- }kjk djk;s x;s efgyk VqdM+h rFkk ,d “oku ny Hkh lfEefyr Fkk us fu'kqYd DyS¶V fyi o iSysV vkijs'ku ds ykHkkFkhZ cPpksa ls x`geU=h dks lykeh nhA lSdM+ksa dh la[;k esa mifLFkr Hkh feys] lhekUr {ks= ls vk;s bu cPpksa dks mUgksus ljkgk n'kZdksa us bl vkd"kZd o HkO; ijsM dk voyksdu fd;kA vkSj QksVks f[kpok;sA ijsM ds vuq'kklu o y;c)rk us n'kZdksa dks eU=eqX/k dj yksdkZi.k & fn;kA lekjksg esa Jh jktukFk flg] x`gea=h] Hkkjr ljdkj lekjksg esa Jherh ehuk{kh ys[kh] lkaln] jkW;y us ,l-,l-ch- ds “kghnksa ij jfpr ^^ bZ&cqd^ dk yksdkZi.k HkwVku iqfyl ds izeq[k Jh fdipw ukeX;ky] dsUnzh; l'kL= djrs gq;s gky gh esa “kghn gq;s Jh jkts'k f'kojSu] f}rh; iqfyl cyksa ds izeq[k] x`g ea=ky; ds mPp vf/kdkjhx.k] deku vf/kdkjh ¼foeku pkyd½ dks ;kn fd;kA lsokjr ,oa lsokfuo`r ,l- ,l- ch- dehZ ,oa muds ifjtu] blds lkFk gh mUgksus ^^g;wesu VsªfQfdax& , fotu Ldwyh cPps ,oa LFkkuh; turk mifLFkr jgsA MkD;weS.V^^ dk foekspu fd;kA bl iqLrd esa cy us lhek 48 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB jgk gSA jk"Vªh; lqj{kk esa muds ;ksxnku dks cy us viuh bl 52oha o"kZxkWB ds volj ij lEekfur fd;kA Ikszl dkUÝsUl vkt cy eq[;ky;] l'kL= lhek cy esa 22 fnlEcj] 2015 dks cy dh 52oha o"kZxkaB ds volj ij vk;ksftr okf"kZd izsl dkUÝsUl esa Jh ca'kh /kj 'kekZ] egkfuns'kd] l'kL= lhek cy us ehfM;k dfeZ;ksa ds le{k cy ds }kjk lhek izcU/ku ds {ks= esa izkjEHk dh xbZ u;h igyksa ds lkFk&lkFk cy dh izpyukRed miyfC/k;ksa dk foLr`r C;kSjk fn;kA ,l-,l-ch ds 'kghnksa ij jfpr ^bZ&cqd^ dk yksdkiZ.k djrs gq;s dsUnzh; x`gea=hA vius lacks/ku esa Jh 'kekZ us cy ds ,d lhek j{kk {ks= esa O;kIr ekuo O;kikj ij foLr`r fooj.k izLrqr fd;k laxBu es :ikUrj.k dk mYys[k djrs gq, dgk fd ,l- gSA ,l- ch- igys eaf=eaMy lfpoky; ds iz'kklfud fu;a=.k egkfuns'kd ijsM & esa Fkk ftls dkjfxy ;q) ds ckn x`g ea=ky; ds iz'kklfud o"kZxk¡B lekjksg ls iwoZ 22 fnlEcj 2014 dks fu;a=.k es ykdj Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhekvksa ^egkfuns'kd ijsM^ dk vk;kstu 25 oha okfguh f?kVksfjuh ds dh j{kk dk Hkkj fn;k x;kA Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku ijsM xzkm.M es fd;k x;kA ijsM dek.Mj lsukuk;d Jh lhekvksa ij cy dh fu;qfDr ds lEca/k esa Jh 'kekZ us crk;k ,p-ch-ds- flag ds usr`Ro esa cy dh efgyk VqdM+h lfgr fd Hkkjr&usiky lhek ij cy dh 471 ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku ik¡p VqdfM+;ks us egkfuns'kd dks lykeh nhA bl volj lhek ij 153 lhek pkSfd;k¡ gSaA usiky ,oa HkwVku ds lkFk ij Jh ch-Mh- 'kekZ] egkfuns'kd l'kL= lhek cy us cy yxh lhekvksa ij jk"Vª dh lqj{kk djus ds lkFk&lkFk ds dk;ksZa dh ljkguk dh vkSj dgk fd lqj{kk ds orZeku l'kL= lhek cy tEew ,oa d”ehj esa vkUrfjd lqj{kk ifjizs{; esa gesa lr~r ltx o pkSdl jgdj dk;Z djuk gSA dk;Z] fcgkj] >kj[k.M ,oa NÙkhlx<+ esa uDly fojks/kh ges vius izf'k{k.k ds dk;ksZa esa izxfr djuh gS vkSj yxkrkj vfHk;kuksa ,oa vle jkT; esa v'kkar {ks= iÍh ,o ch- Vh- ,- vius dkS'ky esa o`f) djuh gSA Mh- {ks= ds lqj{kk dk;ksZa esa Hkh layXu gSA Jh 'kekZ us crk;k fd vle dk v'kkar iÍh {ks= ¼Disturbed Area Belt½ bl volj ij mUgksus 21 dfeZ;ksa dks egkfuns'kd vle ,oa ukxkyS.M jkT;ksa dh lhek ij fLFkr xksyk?kkV Lo.kZ ind o 85 dfeZ;ksa dk egkfuns'kd jtr ind ls ftys esa iM+rk gSA 21 vxLr] 2014 ds fnu 14 fujijk/k lEekfur fd;kA O;fDr;ksa dh t?kU; gR;k ds ckn ;g {ks= lekpkjksa dh l'kL= lhek cy ds iqjks/kk Jh ukjk;.k flag HkkVh lEekfur lqf[kZ;ksa esa vk;k FkkA blds ckn 245 ifjokjksa dks cs?kj gksuk l'kL= lhek cy ds iwoZ e.My laxBd Jh ukjk;.k flag HkkVh dks okf"kZd ijsM ds nkSjku Jh jktukFk flag] x`gea=h] Hkkjr ljdkj us ^^LØkSy vkQ vkuj^^ ¼lEeku ifÍdk½ ,oa vaxoL= iznku dj lEekfur fd;kA in~eJh Jh HkkVh us ,l-,l-ch- dks lu 1966 ls 1989 rd viuh lsok;sa iznku dhA os xqfjYyk ;q) iz.kkyh o vkradokn fujks/kd ;q) iz.kkyh ds n{k ekus tkrs gSaA vkU/kzizns'k ljdkj }kjk uDlfy;ksa ls eqdkcyk djus ds fy, LFkkfir fd, x, fo'ks"k cy ¼xzs gkmUM½ dh LFkkiuk ,oa izf'k{k.k esa Jh ukjk;.k flag HkkVh dk fof'k"V ;ksxnku Jh ch-Mh- 'kekZ] egkfuns'kd ,l-,l-ch- vU; mPpkf/kdkfj;ks ds lkFk izsl dks lEcksf/kr djrs gq;sA 49 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB IkM+kA bl gR;kdka.M ds ckn ,l- ,l- ch- dh ukS dEifu;ksa dk;ZØeksa dk Hkh lapkyu djrk gSA blds lkFk gh cy dh rSukrh fLFkfr dks fu;a=.k esa ykus ds fy, dh xbZ FkhA 'kS{kf.kd Hkze.k dk;ZØeksa] [ksydwn izksRlkgu ,oa fofHkUu ,l- ,l- ch- us 245 ifjokjksa dks iquZokflr fd;k ,oa vc izdkj ds lkekftd tkx:drk dk;ZØeksa dk Hkh vuojr /khjs&èkhjs iwjs {ks= esa 'kkfUr cgky gks jgh gSA :Ik ls vk;kstu djrk gSA bl o"kZ dqy 18899 xzkeh.k bu fQygky ,l- ,l- ch- dh lkr okfgfu;ka fcgkj] ifj;kstukvksa ls ykHkkfUor gq,A >kj[k.M ,oa NÙkhlx<+ jkT;ksa esa uDly fojks/kh vfHk;kuksa egkfuns'kd] l'kL= lhek cy us crk;k fd cy es yxh gSaA egkfuns'kd l'kL= lhek cy us crk;k fd ,l- dh igqap ,oa dq'kyrk dks c<+kus ds fy,] cy us ubZ igy ,l- ch- us vc rd 148 uDlfy;ksa dks gfFk;kj ,oa xksyh] ds rgr iw.kZ izf'kf{kr ^ckMZj baVj,D'ku Vheksa^ dk xBu ;q)d ifj/kku] crZu ,oa uDlyh lkfgR; ds lkFk fxj¶rkj fd;k gS tks lkns os’k esa vUrjkZ"Vªh; 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Trishul-I (7120 M) Expedition -2015 A Journey to the Summit Everester Somit Joshi takes us through the rough and tumble of mountaineering on Mt Trishul very Mountaineer has his own reasons for climbing a mountain. Sir Edmond P Hillary, Ethe first to summit Mount Everest with Somit Joshi Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953 reflected “It is not the Commandant, TC Gwaldam mountain we conquer but ourselves”. It is said that ‘Mountains have mysterious ways of getting the best out The main peak, Trishul-I, was the first peak over 7,000 of a man; there is no other pursuit which brings about M to have ever been climbed, in 1907 by T G Longstaff. such complete physical, mental, emotional and spiritual Putting ourselves into Expedition Mode integration’. The Trishul Peak is best viewed from As part of our annual plan this time we decided to Kausani and Gwaldam. However, the majestic view of attempt Trishul. Soon after our plan got approved at Mt. Trishul from Gwaldam entices every mountaineer FHQ in July 2015, the team was finalized and procuring towards its summit. equipments/clothing/ration and arranging the porters Trishul is a group of three peaks of Western to ferry the load from road head to the base camp and Kumaun (spelling?) Himalayas, with the highest simultaneously booking the peak through IMF (Indian (Trishul-I) reaching 7120m. The three peaks resemble a Mountaineering Foundation) the Nodal agency in India, trident (Trishul in Hindi/Sanskrit) the weapon of Lord obtaining the permission from Forest Department of Shiva. The Trishul group forms the Southeast corner of Uttarakhand since, the peak lies in the Nanda Devi Bio the ring of peaks enclosing the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, Reserve Sanctuary. We also had to get the team members about 15 Kms West-South West of Nanda Devi peak. in to proper expedition mode. Time was short. Normally 52 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB the cutoff date for mountaineering expeditions is 15th Oct. because of the onset of winters in the high altitude region. But, we got the required support and guidance from Shri S Bandopadhyay, IG Srinagar Academy and things fell into place. Training Begins From 1st Aug. onwards, we started training as a team and it mainly involved physical and mental conditioning. Soon our supplies started arriving and we repacked them into smaller loads of 25 kgs. each so that it could be carried safely by the porters up to the base camp. The IMF allotted the peak to us from 1st to 15th Sept. 15. Shri Kiren Rijiju, MoS(Home) flagging off the team We commenced with an acclimatization walk to Flagged Off Camp I on 10th Sept. The route to Camp-I was through The team was Flagged Off by Shri Kiren Rijiju Union a treacherous scree (loose/broken rock) slope and MoS (Home) on 2nd Sept 2015, from FHQ, New Delhi. it was quite difficult to negotiate. As we had to cross After an impressive Flag-Off Ceremony, we came back this area a number of times we decided to put up fixed to Gwaldam on 3rd and left for Sitel via Karanprayag, rope at a couple of difficult stretches of the route to Nandprayag the next day. We commenced our trek to Camp-I. Finally, we reached Camp-I (5100 M) area after the Base-Camp on the 5th Sept. Enroute, we halted at a five hour climb rested there for while enjoyed the Tatda (2450M), Latakhopri (3100M), Chandaniyaghat breathtaking view and returned back to our BC. (3940M). We reached Home Kundon on 8th Sept and set our Base-Camp (BC) at 4400 M. We utilized the All the team members including the Support next day as Admn day and tried to make ourselves as team members were hale and hearty. By then everyone comfortable as possible because it would be our home was well acclimatized. We spent the next few days on for the next 15-20 days. ‘load ferry’ - carrying the equipment and stores required for higher camps from the BC. We and our High Altitude Porters (HAPs) were involved in the load ferry. Even our team Medical Officer Dr. Aditya Sherawat participated in the load ferry, which was a commendable feat because this was his first experience in high altitude areas. Our load ferry was completed by 14th Sept. and so we took a day off on 15th to rest and recuperate. Treacherous Route Opening Begins On 16th Sept. our climbing team consisting of 10 members shifted from the Base Camp and occupied Camp-I. Here, we divided the team into two - Team A Shri Kiren Rijiju, MoS(Home) handing over the flag & shovel to team leader Commandant Sumit Joshi. led by Shri Subodh Chandola DFO (Mtg)/Dy. Leader along with two climbing members and two HAPs would Ordeal of Acclimatization open the route and fix the rope from Camp-II (5655 M) One of the most important aspects of mountaineering to Camp-III (6400 M) - the most difficult stretch of the is acclimatization - getting our body adjusted to the expedition. Team B would perform the load ferry from altitude and environment. Therefore, we reached the Camp - I for higher camps. Team A had to toil hard to BC gradually gaining less than 1000 mtrs altitude a day. open the route and fix the rope from - II upwards. Shri Similar practice was adopted from BC to the higher Subodh Chandola DFO (Mtg) did a commendable job. Camps. He successfully opened the route along the 400 Meter 53 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB ice wall having a slope of sheer 900 - where one wrong that the weather would remain bright and clear and the move could result in a fatal fall thousands of feet below. winds would also be calmer. We immediately decided to While Team B completed the load ferry of stores by move up the next day. 18th Sept., the route opening task was completed on We directly hit Camp-II on 27th Sept and 19th and Team A also returned back to Camp-I. Now made our selves comfortable there. We were carrying that the most difficult task i.e., route opening was over sufficient packed food so didn’t feel like cooking any we now were waiting for a clear weather window so that solid food. We however prepared lots of tea/coffee and we could undertake the summit bid. water (my melting snow) to ensure that our body fluid level is maintained. In high altitude it is important that we take a lot of fluids to prevent dehydration. On 28th morning we woke up to a clear and bright sky but a chilly day. We immediately packed our rucksacks and commenced the journey on the most difficult part of the expedition. It appeared an uphill task-literally and figuratively. We kept on boosting each other’s morale and continued our journey. By 12 in the afternoon we had reached the 400 mtr ice wall. It appeared as a huge challenge. Every time we glanced below the view sent a chill down our spine because of the sheer fall thousands of feet below. But by GODs grace After resting and waiting for a few days in Camp- and our firm determination we reached Camp-III (6400 I we got a favorable forecast and we decided to shift to M). Once there it felt like we are almost there. The sky Camp-II on 22nd Sept. But as luck would have it the was clear we had a breathtaking view of Nandaghunti, moment we reached Camp-II the weather turned bad. Rongti, Choukhamba and Kamet peaks. It started snowing heavily. It snowed the entire evening However the most important aspect of the and continued till late in the night. Most of us were up expedition ‘the summit’ was still to be achieved. We throughout the night to clear the snow that was falling ten climbing members forced ourselves into two tents on our tents to ensure that the tents don’t cave in. The since there was space for only 3 tents. The third tent was next morning was bright and clear but we decided to go utilized by the HAPs. We were very tense with regard to down to Base Camp because as a rule – ‘no movement the weather but excited also at the same time and we kept up the mountains till 72 hours after fresh snow fall since movement may trigger off an avalanche’. So from 24th to 26th Sept., we rested in the Base Camp and prayed to the weather GOD to hold up. Our prayers were answered when we received a WT message from Gwaldam in forming Team at the Summit 54 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB our fingers crossed. During our evening discussions we members at the Summit, Camp-III and BC. I asked the decided to divide our team for the summit bid into two. Dy. Leader to ensure that all the members follow the Four climbing members - Shri Subodh Chandola DFO safety procedure and return back to Camp-III safely. A (Mtg)/ Dy. Leader, HC/GD Kudrat Ali, HC/GD Vinod mountaineer has to more careful during descent because Singh Negi and CT/GD Kushal Kumar would attempt according to statistics more accidents occur during the summit on 29th Sept., while the others i.e., HC/ descent. The team returned safely back to Camp-III by GD Vikeel, CT/GD Rahul, CT/GD Tausoom CT/GD 1130 hrs. They were on cloud nine and we were also Dharmendra and myself would act as the support team very elated. We hugged them and offered a cup of hot to cater to any eventuality. The support team attempted tea and some biscuits to them. They rested for a while. the summit on 30thSept. It was also decided that the In the mean time we got a weather update from team would move very early in the morning by 0230 the BC informing that the next day would be windy and hrs. We tried to sleep early in the evening but due to attempting the summit with the high winds lashing your the excitement kept tossing in our sleeping bags. We all faces was a hard proposition. So we all got into a huddle woke up by midnight and the first task was melting the and decided that since one Team has successfully scaled snow and preparing water and tea. At the designated the peak and made the mission successful, for the safety time the team left Camp-III. I ensured that they carried of the team members we should wind-up Camp-III and the National and Force Flag and Cameras with spare descend to Camp-I. Everyone agreed albeit with a heavy batteries. heart (the Team 2 members) and proceeded to pack up Triumphant Enterprise Camp-III and Camp-II. We then reached Camp-I and The team left Camp-III at the designated time we wished halted for the night. On 30th Sept., we reached BC and them luck and watched them till their head lamps were the Team members there gave us a warm welcome. The visible. Fortunately, the weather was calm as predicted next two days were utilized in accounting and repacking and there was almost no wind. We thanked the Almighty the stores and equipments for the return journey. On and got into our tents as it was getting too chilly to 3rd Oct. we left BC and directly reached Tatra. The stay stationary outdoors. We were now monitoring the next day we halted at Nandprayag and finally reached progress of the team via the Walkie-Talkie set. The team Gwaldam on 5th Oct., to a rousing reception. members at Base Camp were also up by 0230 hrs and Flagged-In following our communication. Everything was going as A grand Flag-In Ceremony was organized at Gwaldam per plan. At 0830 hrs the Summit Team radioed us at on 19th Oct., which was presided over by Shri Kiren Camp-III that they had SUMMITED. Our joy knew no Rijiju MoS (Home) along with DG SSB. bounds. We immediately notified the Base Camp and they in turn informed IG Academy via SAT phone. I I cannot but, close with a word of gratitude to then congratulated the Dy. Leader and all the other team GOD Almighty for ensuring that we had a safe and successful expedition. Further, a huge ‘Thank you’ to DG, SSB and IG Academy for having full faith in the expedition team and for extending full support too. Finally, a thumbs up to my entire team for working as a well oiled machine and delivering the desired results. Indeed- Rightly said, ‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going’. Team members on way to Mt. Trishul Negotiating with the mountain to reach the Summit 55 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Vigilance Awareness Week Celebrated DG, SSB administrating oath on Vigilance. igilance Awareness Week was observed Posters were displayed at prominent places all from 26th to 31st Oct 2015, in various around the FHQ and field offices. With a view Voffices and field units of SSB to to bring awareness through social media ie; encourage the employees to visualize their role WhatsApp (mobile No.9868505018), Face book in the vital task of combating corruption and (cvossb), Twitter page(@cvossb), Instagram sensitize the border population too. (cvossb) and a Toll free number-1800-11-8300 On 26th Oct 2015, DG, SSB administered were introduced, for enabling SSB employees the pledge for the ‘Vigilance Awareness Week’, and the public to send their complaints, with an objective to motivate and emphasize grievances, views/suggestions and photographs the need to combat corruption to make the on corruption related issues. organization corruption free and then go on to Smt Renuka Mishra, IPS, Chief Vigilance make the Nation strong. DG, SSBs message was Officer, SSB inaugurated the week long also broadcast on the opening day on AIR FM programme of Vigilance Awareness Week and Rajadhani Radio Channels. Banners and attended by officers/officials from FHQ and trainees specially called from different FTRs of SSB to attend the week long training programme. She also delivered a lecture on ‘Preventive Vigilance as a tool of Good Governance’, which was the theme of this year’s ‘Vigilance Awareness Week’. CVO, SSB also emphasized that, with the effort and cooperation of every employee, zero tolerance towards corruption can be achieved in the organization. DG, SSB browsing photo exhibition on vigilance at Force Hqrs Training programmes were also 56 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Smt. Renuka Mishra, IG (P&T) addressing the Seminar during Vigilance Awareness Week Shri Jagdeep Pal Singh, Commandant (JAG) speaking in the Seminar conducted during the week for the Officers (VIG) along with vigilance team of FHQ has and officials of Force Hqrs and trainees called visited the Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, which is from various Frontiers. Eminent guest faculty an SSB adopted school at Ghitorni, Delhi and members including, Ex. CVC Officer, as well distributed buddy badges and name slips for as Officer from Customs, BSF and Legal Wing books with slogans/quotes on anti corruption of SSB delivered lectures on topics related to and vigilance to the children. AD (VIG) vigilance as well as SSB Act and Rules. This week interacted with these School children, motivated long training programme helped the trainees to them to fight against corruption and inculcated update their basic knowledge and awareness on a sense of awareness among themselves. vigilance related issues. DG, SSB formally closed the week long Besides, Essay and quiz competition ‘Vigilance Awareness Week-2015’ programme covering the topics on vigilance, RTI, Service by distributing cash awards and certificates to Rules etc were also organized and large number the winners and then emphasized the need for of officers, officials of FHQ and trainees involvement of each and every employee to from field units actively participated in the combat this menace, which is a bane. As Border competition. Guarding Force, every employee needs to During the week, Assistant Director motivate and encourage the border population too to report/send the complaints related to corruption without fear. It is the responsibility of every employee to make his/her best efforts in the interest of the organization to make it corruption free. All the SSB field units also organized the ‘Vigilance Awareness Week’. Various events like essay, debate competitions, rallies, etc., were conducted to sensitize the SSB personnel and the border population too. Shri Vandan Saxena, AD (Pers) in the Seminar 57 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB SSB Organised 8th All India Police Badminton Championship was organized from 3rd to 6th November 2015. While addressing the gathering, Shri Sonowal said, ‘Where we have sports the inevitable happens discipline, sportsman spirit, hard work, commitment, determination, sincerity and conviction, finds its place amongst the citizens’. With the Prime Minister unflinching support the Minister expressed hoped to make India ‘the fittest nation in the world’ and also ‘govern Shri Sarbanand Sonowal, Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Legendry Badminton Champion Shri Prakash Padukone releasing souvenir during opening function the sporting world by our iri Fort Stadium in New Delhi was aesthetically performance in International events’. He appreciated decked and came alive to the mesmerizing tune the initiative taken by SSB in organizing the competition Sof Bihu dance on 3rd Nov 15. The occasion was, and said that the initiative will steer enthusiasm amongst the 8th All India Police Badminton Championship and the youth of the nation. the host was Sashastra Seema Bal. The Chief Guest, The Guest of Honor, Padmashree Shri Prakash Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of State for Youth Padukone congratulated SSB for conducting the event Affairs and Sports was received by DG SSB and senior and said, ‘Sports in the forces provides an opportunity Officers. He declared 8th All India Police Badminton for individuals to grow physically and mentally strong to Championship open in a colourful ceremony attended deal with the pressures and stress in the profession’. He by the legendary Badminton Champion Shri Prakash said that in the earlier days, Maharaja’s would support Padukone, Home Ministry officials, Officers of CPMF, sportsman and artists. Present day governments are also 33 teams from different CAPF, Central and State Police doing well but, he wished they did more for the sporting organizations present. The four days mega sports event community. Padamshree Shri Prakash Padukone, the Guest of Honor escorted by Smt. Renuka Mishra, IPS, Secretary 8th AIPBC addressing during Secretary 8th AIPBC Smt. Renuka Mishra, IPS arriving at venue the inaugural function 58 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Miss Akanksha Bisht performing Bharatnatayam during opening function Padam Shree Shri Prakash Padukone addressing on the occasion Earlier on, Shri B D Sharma, DG, SSB formally and thanked Shri Dineshwar Sharma, Director IB who is welcomed Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of also the Chairman of the All India Police Sports Control Youth Affairs and Sports and Shri Prakash Padukone, Board, distinguished guests, players and participants. the legend of Indian Badminton and said that their She also thanked the media and acknowledged Shri presence was a great source of inspiration to all of us Durga Prasad, Former Spl. DG, CRPF for his invaluable including the players. He said hosting events of this insight and guidance. scale is indeed a prestigious and challenging task. He Soon after, the Championship began in all six said that the games will foster friendship, camaraderie courts. On 3rd and 4th November, league matches were and encourage use of best practices amongst the forces. played and on 5th November 2015 some semifinals He said a record number of 33 teams of CAPF’s and and finals were played. The final match of the Men’s State Police are participating in the Championship. He Singles Championship was played on 6th November declared that in all, 191 players will compete in the 12 2015 in the presence of the Union Home Minister, events. Shri Rajnath Singh and Badminton Ace Padma Bhusan The Minister and the legend i.e., initiated the Pullela Gopichand during the concluding function. The championship with a friendly pass. Shri R. K. Bhumla, final match of Men’s Singles was played between Dr DIG Spl. Ops, J&K adminstered the oath for the teams. Benjamin Lal and Virendra Vikram, both from CRPF. The Chief Guest Shri Sarbananda Sonowal released a Dr Benjamin Lal clinched the closely fought match by Souvenir, on this occasion. 25-23 and 23-21. So far matches were played between Organizing Secretary of 8th All India Police Officers only. Badminton Championship, Smt. Renuka Mishra, IPS, Shri Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister Inspector General (P&T) delivered the vote of thanks Government of India declared the 8th All India Police Matches in progress DG SSB presenting a Memento to Shri Sonowal 59 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB the ease, swiftness, discipline and synchrony with which the jawans cleared the courts, to start the matches. He went on to project the issues of sportsmen for the benefit of the Home Minister. He moaned that sports is being looked at in isolation and emphasized on the need for the nation to look at the benefits of sports and stop counting the medals, we won. In sagely manner he said, “We either build stadiums or build more Hospitals. If we play sports it will bring the communities together and bring in peace and harmony. It inevitably will make the society healthy. We need to take note DG SSB presenting memento of the Championship to Union Home Minister Badminton Chamipionship-2015 closed and while of the benefits accrued to the HRD Ministry, Health addressing the gathering, he said, “We in politics do not Ministry, Sports Ministry and Home Ministry. Hence, get the opportunity to see a match of this kind. The the Central and the State governments must ensure match was engrossing and generated enough curiosity sports culture matures to make the nation strong”. amongst the spectators. Our sportspersons need to get Smt. Renuka Mishra, Inspector General, SSB a better deal for the pride and laurels they bring for the and Organizing Secretary of the event delivered the vote nation’’. He agreed to ruminate on a proposal of SSB of thanks on behalf the Organizing Committee. All the to give promotions to excellent sportspersons in the Guests were given a traditional welcome by the Bihu forces. He said, “the supreme traits of a progressive dance Troupe from Guwahati escorting him from the nation is to have ‘sportsman spirit’ and a sense of gate to the dias. Several enthralling performances like, ‘healthy competition’ and this too is needed for a good Bharatnatyam by Ms. Akanksha Bisht, Bhangra Dance force as our policemen lead very stressful lives and so by the BSF group, Bihar Dance group of SSB, etc., were need to rejuvenate their health. Competitions like these the highlights apart from the engrossing matches and will go a long way to benefit policemen”. fighting spirit of players in the six courts. While welcoming the Chief Guest Shri Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister and Guest of Honour Padma Bhushan Pullela Gopichand, DG, SSB, Shri B D Sharma elaborated that the basic purposes of the show match of Constables was to introduce the participation of other ranks in the future Championship. The Guest of Honor, Padma Bhushan Pullela Gopichand appreciated the standard of organization of the 8th All India Police Badminton Championship by SSB. Without elaborating he said there were several things that could be considered for inclusion in the professional Championship. He particularly appreciated Shri Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister addressing during closing function 60 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Union Home Minister Inaugurated Border Out Posts in UP hri Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister has inaugurated the newly-built Border Out Posts of SSSB at Pakrihawa under 2nd Bn Siddharthnagar on 12.02.2016. The Home Minister has appreciated SSB for performing its border duty effectively and sincerely. He stated that the basic infrastructure is necessary for a paramilitary organization to strengthen its operational efficiency. The Home Minister asserted that border security is our top priority and the security of national boundaries would ensure national development. Shri Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister inaugurating BOPs with DG SSB and Dignitaries veterinary camps are being conducted regularly. This apart, some 40 children and adults have undergone cleft lip surgeries in coordination with NGO Smile Train. The recruitment of woman corps in SSB had started in 2008, Mahila jawans are presently deployed on Indo- Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders and performing their duties effectively. The new BOPs built on Indo-Nepal border of U.P are Thutibari (1st Bn Maharajganj), Bhagwanpur A Traditional welcome to Union Home Minister at Pakrihawa BOP (1st Bn Maharajganj), Jhingti (1st Bn Maharajganj), Sundighat (1st Bn Maharajganj) and Pakrihawa. The The Home Minister further said that the BOP Pakrihawa is 32 Km away from Siddharthnagar government is standing with the force personnel and Battalion Hqrs. The Member of Parliament Shri therefore we are committed to remove all obstacles Yogi Aditya Nath, Shri Jagdambika Pal, Shri Pankaj facing by jawans. He said the border security system Chaudhary, The Director General, SSB Smt. Archana will be made high-tech and asked the force personnel to Ramasundaram, IPS, Shri V.H.Deshmukh, IPS, IG associate themselves with the common folk to win their Lucknow Frontier, Shri Bhanu Upadhyay, IG (Admn), hearts and minds. SSB is doing commendable job on Indo-Nepal border, the SSB personnel would be able to control infiltration and smuggling in a better way when they will have good rapport with the border populace, he added. Smt. Archana Ramasundaram during inauguration ceremony said that SSB is not just a security force but it is also functioning as an integrated border management system. The DG told that our 63 Bns have been established and five new Bns to be raised this year. To generate awareness among border people, SSB has been organizing Samajik Chetna Abhiyans every year for decades. To help the poor and needy, free medical and Union Home Minister browsing photo exhibition 61 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Shri Prafulla Kr. Roushan, IPS, DIG Gorakhpur Sector Shri Pankaj Chaudhary and DG SSB Srimati Archana and Commandant 2nd Bn Shri Anil Tigga were also Ramasundaram, IPS, Shri V.H.Deshmukh, IPS, IG, Shri present during the inauguration function. Bhanu Upadhyay, IG (Admn), Shri U.P.Balodi, DIG Lakhimpur Sector were also present on the occasion. All the blood donors were SSB personnel. The Home Minister interacted with blood donors. In all 145 units of blood collected, out of which 102 units supplied to District Hospital Bahraich and 43 units to Nepalganj Medical College (Nepal). A medical team under the supervision of Dr. R.Kidwai of Nepalganj Medical college and Dr. M.K.Srivastava, Dr. A.P.Mishra and Dr. Hira Lal (Pathologist) from District Hospital Bahraich have participated in the blood donation camp. The SSB doctors, Dr. H.Sen, Comdt (Med.) Ftr Hqrs Lucknow, Dr. O.B.Singh, Comdt(Med.) 9th Bn Balrampur and Dr. Shri Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister and DG SSB at Blood Donation Camp I.H.Kazmi, 59th Bn have also assisted in this Camp. Shri Rajnath Singh Union Home Minister also Home Minister alogwith DG SSB and dignitaries visited Blood Donation Camp at Devi Patan Mandir also inspected photo exhibition organized by SSB at Hospital conducted by SSB in association with Bahraich Devi Patan Mandir complex at Tulsipur and inaugurated District Hospital and Nepalganj Medical College (Nepal). a newly-built Pateshwari Public School in Tulsipur of The MPs, Shri Yogi Aditya Nath, Shri Jagdambika Pal, District Balrampur U.P. DG SSB Inaugurates SSB Refreshment and Transit Facility at Sela Pass individual ventures to establish a eatery as it remains snow bound for a major part of the year. But, the need exists. That void has been filled now. It is the second highest Pass in the country after Khardungla Pass in Ladakh. This Cafeteria will go a long way, to sooth the travails of hard journey to distant Tawang, which is 318 kms from Tezpur, in Assam. It will also facilitate the acclimatization of troops to be deployed at higher DG SSB with IG Guwahati Frontier and others at SSB Transit Facility Centre, Sela Pass altitudes. Inspector General of SSB of irector General of SSB, Shri B D Sharma, IPS inaugurated Guwahati and Tezpur Frontier, Shri the first of its kind SSB Refreshment and Transit facility at Anil Negi was also present during the Sela Pass, located in Tawang District of Arunachal Pradesh, inauguration ceremony along with Shri D Dilip Kumar Chutia, ADC Jang and at an elevation of 13,700 ft on 20 November 2015. The SSB facility is the first of its kind created by any Force at such altitude which will Shri R Bhardwaj 2nd in Command and cater as cafeteria for travelers in transit, as well. Sela Pass is located in Officiating Commandant of 38th Bn, inhospitable remote area where harsh climate conditions prevail and no SSB, Tawang. 62 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB SSB’s Rafting and Boating Expedition expedition SSB passed through five states i.e., Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal and nine rivers Mahakali, Sharda, Ghagra, Saryu, Gandak, Ganga, Kosi, Sone and Hugli. All through the journey the team launched‘Cleanliness Drive’ of river banks and to instill a sense of belongingness with the rivers by involving people residing on the river banks. The Flag was handed over by the Chief Guest to the team leader Shri Gian Chand amidst cheers and applauses. A Grand Cultural Function was also organized in the flag off function. Soon after the Flag off, the team moved on rafts through SSB Rafters negotiating with the waves of River Mahakali River. ashastra Seema Bal adopted Prime Minister of India’s far reaching initiative ‘Swachh Bharat During the one month long journey, the team Abhiyan’ and very diligently began cleaning the members received warm welcome at various points S and people came forward to clean the river banks. Office premises, Campuses and stepped out of our campuses to clean up the neighborhood to inculcate the Local leader’s intellectuals and people from all walks sense of dignity of labour and habit of cleanliness in came forward to show their solidarity with the aim and around our neighborhood. of expedition. Team members also faced technical and sailing hazards but their moral was always high In order to add impetus to Swachh Bharat throughout the journey as people and sister agencies like Abhiyan, a Rafting and Boating Expedition was CRPF, BSF, CISF, State Police, District Administration conducted by SSB Ranikhet Frontier under the name and social workers came forward to help in their motto. of ‘Swachh and Sudridh Bharat’. Under this campaign a team of 71 Officers and officials of SSB sailed 2273 The month long Rafting and Boating expedition kms on rivers from Dharchula in Uttarakhand to Ganga ended successfully on 25th October 2015 at Ganga Sagar in West Bengal to spread the message of ‘Clean Sagar with the accomplishment of aims and objectives India, Clean Rivers’. envisaged in the expedition. Further, the expedition also helped in establishing a close rapport with the masses On 2nd October, 2015 Shri H C Kharkwal, residing on the river banks with the message of ‘Clean former Inspector General, SSB and Shri Shyam Singh, India, Clean Rivers’. Inspector General, Ranikhet Frontier flagged off SSB’s Rafting and Boating Expedition in a grand function. On this occasion Chief Guest Shri H C Kharakwal said that for decades every year SSB conducted ‘Adventurous Sports Activities’. He appreciated the diligence with which the personnel in the Frontier effectively executing their role towards the nation and its citizen. Besides, guarding the porous Indo-Nepal border, the personnel of this Frontier are also educating the border population through its various Civic Action Programmes’. The expedition covered 2273 kms long river journey on 6 rafts and 8 boats. In the month long While Expedition SSB team clearing banks of Ganga on way 63 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB SSB - Enabling the Differently Abled Persons eeping in sync with the Government of India’s Differently Abled too policy of ‘equal opportunity for all’, DG, SSB desired that we also do some work in this are valuable HR assets of the Nation K The Constitution of India ensures equality, direction in our AOR. Dr S Priyadarshi Comdt (Medical) was nominated the Nodal Officer for Siliguri Frontier. freedom, justice and dignity of all individuals and Under the supervision and guidance of Shri Kuldiep implicitly mandates an inclusive society for all Singh IG, Siliguri Frontier carried out extensive survey including the persons with disabilities. As per the was carried out by SSB personnel by February 2015. provisions of the persons with disabilities Act, From amongst the population residing in the villages of 1995, seven categories of disabilities have been the Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders 538 persons identified viz., blindness, low vision, leprosy cured, were identified who were differently abled and were hearing impairment, loco motor disability, mental genuinely in need of assistive aids under the scheme for retardation and mental illness. Persons falling under their rehabilitation. these categories with a minimum of 40% disability are eligible for entitlement of all benefits provided by the government. This substantial portion of our population needs equal opportunities for their development, which is also an essential attribute to the inclusive growth. Hence, while recognizing the differently-abled people as valuable human resource of our country, the government has been taking various initiatives to bring them at par with the mainstream. The main objective of the Scheme is to assist the needy disabled persons in procuring durable, sophisticated and scientifically manufactured, DG SSB handing over walking stick to a handicapped person modern, standard aids and appliances that can For identification, proper examination, promote their physical, social and psychological assessment of the appliances best suited to their size rehabilitation, by reducing the effects of disabilities and requirements and supply of the assistive aids and and enhance their economic potential. appliances the Regional Office of Artificial Limb Manufacturing Company (ALIMCO) a GoI enterprise at Kolkata was approached. The necessary documentation work like Income Certificate, Disability Certificate and Domicile Certificate to make them eligible for free disbursement under the scheme was carried out by SSB personnel. The ALIMCO in the first phase provided Aids and Appliances for 325 differently abled children of Jalpaiguri Sector which were distributed during Civic Action-cum-Samajik Chetna Abhiyans at Looksan, Jhalong, Jaigaon and Jayanti villages where 325 persons were provided with Aids and Appliances under the schemes which included 87 Tricycles, 64 Wheelchairs, Providing hearing aid to a child 64 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB IG, SSB, Siliguri giving hearing aid Shri Kuldiep Singh, IG, SSB Siliguri Frontier giving tricycle to the needy 196 Digital Hearing Aid with 1344 Zinc Air batteries for of our society and that they have given commendable hearing aids. performance in recent Paralympics abroad by securing The first Assistive Aids and Appliances many Gold and Silver medals, in sports events. He Distribution Programme was organized by 10th Battalion also explained the new initiatives and schemes being at Malbazar on 7th November 2015. Shri B D Sharma, carried out by SSB for the welfare of border people Director General, SSB distributed 15 Tricycles, 7 Wheel under its Civic Action Programme. He applauded the Chairs, 8 Auxiliary Crutches, 7 Walking Sticks and 2 commendable work being done by the Frontier and Hearing Aids to the beneficiaries under the programme. Sector Jalpaiguri for the medical care, social economic During the programme, 39 differently abled persons and vocational rehabilitation of the differently abled recieved aids and appliances in the presence of District persons. He also appreciated the role of ALIMCO in Administration of Jalpaiguri, Local administration, making this programme successful by providing all NGO’s, Social activists and youth clubs, State Health support in the identification process and for providing Department and officials of Siliguri Frontier, SSB. the aids and appliances free of cost. The programme was highly appreciated by the District Administration, While addressing the gathering Shri Sharma said NGO’s and local leaders. It was an unforgettable sight that these differently abled persons are an integral part to see the gratitude expressed by the beneficiary and the family. DG SSB and officers with the beneficiaries 65 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB MoS(Home) Shri Kiren Rijiju Walks the Talk at Gunji Jon Krakner said, “When I went to Everest, I underestimated things. I just didn’t know what altitude could do. Or the cold. I especially didn’t appreciate the cold. It can be just debilitating and things can happen so quickly.” his is a reality even at high altitude posts of 11th oxygen in the air is very little. Yet, our men have braved Bn Didihat of SSB on the Indo-Nepal border. the odds 24x7 for 12 months of the year. TWith heights upward of 10000 feet, only a few With limited resources possible at this remote gutsy can think of going to these extremely remote and location, preparations were made on war footing for deceptively beautiful locations like Gunji, Kalapani and MoH(s) visit. Four rooms with Bukhari were readied by Chia-lekh. They look so beautiful in pictures. But, the 11th Bn Didihat. The Battalioin Officers and personnel reality here is the oxygen rarity, cold and the altitude rips stationed themselves at Gunji, along with the State you inside out. In just a few minutes things can become Administration. fatal. There is no light, no mobile, no road and even the On 18th October, 2015 Shri Kiren Rijiju, Shri B D Sharma IPS, DG, SSB and Shri Shyam Singh, IG SSB Ranikhet when they arrived in the VIP chopper at Dharchula. The DM, SP of Pithoragarh and Officers of 11th Bn received them at the helipad and drew down to Gunji where the Media and other Officers had reached directly. Here again the locals gave a rousing welcome to the honoured guest. The Home Minister was accompanied by Shri B D Sharma, IPS, Director General SSB and other senior officers of MHA and SSB with media personnel. Two Sand modal briefing by 2IC at Gunji Gypsies and two medium vehicles were stationed at the 66 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB helipad to ferry the VIP team to Company Headquarter location of SSB at Gunji. As the carcade entered the post Shri Kiren Rijiju was pleasantly surprised to see smart SSB Jawans doing obstacle course in the high altitude AIRT Ground of 11th Bn Didihat. He said, “Well done.” At the post, after freshening up and tea break, the Commandant Rajesh Thakur briefed the MoS(Home) on the sand model. The minister was briefed about the history of 11 Bn and the general area and the major problems being faced by SSB personnel in high altitude posts. A booklet giving information about the SSB personnel interacting with Shri Rijiju Minister of State for Home at Gunji area was also handed over to the visiting dignitaries. of tea and snacks. There, the 2nd In Command of 8th After the break, the visitors proceeded to Assam Regiment and his troops interacted with the Kalapani (14000 ft). On the way, Shri Rijiju gave his MoS(Home). Shri Rijiju enquired about the problems astute observations about the topography, vegetation being faced by the army men and their deployment. and how these would affect the working of Jawans. The visitors had reached an altitude of The group reached Kalapani around 1230 hrs. After approximately 15000 feet and the affects of low oxygen, a sumptuous lunch with the Jawans, Shri K Rijiju high altitude and fatigue became evident on most of the complimented the constables for the quality of food. visitors. It indeed was invigorating for the personnel to see how the MoS(Home), DG, SSB and IG Ranikhet were fairing without acclimatization. Silently, they appreciated the trouble taken to visit them in these frozen hills. However, with a beaming face and twinkle in his eyes Shri Kiren led on. Around 1500 hrs Shri Rijiju reached Nabhi Dhang. The BOP Commander of ITBP post gave a report A group photo with MoS(Home) while climbing to another BOP After crossing Bhankha Nala 01 Km upstream of Kalapani Post was the last vehicle point. The MoS and all began the arduous climb on foot to Navi Dhang in spite of a motorcycle and a horse being kept on standby. Shri Kiren Rijiju kept on leading the foot soldiers. Midway, at a place called Mala Kalapani they stopped for a cup Shri Rijiju with ITBP personnel 67 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Shri Kiren Rijiju speaking with media after interacting with Jawans Shri Rijiju and DG SSB trekking in difficult area to meet the personnel at BOP of his post to the MoS(Home). The grandiose view of the The team then began their return journey. By pious Om Parwat welcomed the Minister. the time the group reached the vehicle point, it was At Om view point, Shri Kiren Rijiju, MoS(Home) pitch dark. Shri Rijiju visited the temple of River Kali. gave a media briefing. He explained about dire The minister was back to listen to the problems of consequences in which the SSB Jawans were working the Jawans of ITBP at this location and then reached and how he indented to go about in future to ease the Gunji SSB Company Hqr, at around 8 PM. Outside a problems of SSB & ITBP men. big bonfire was lit with chairs all around. Simple food cooked by Jawans was served which included the local The entourage then moved to the campus delicacies. of ITBP/ KMVN/ Army at Nabhi Dhang. The Commandant of ITBP welcomed Shri Rijiju and all Early next morning the MosH, DG SSB and other members. Later, the MoS(Home) interacted with Secretary (Media) left for area visit along the Nabhi the Jawans in a Sainik Sammelan, the Jawans apprised River. The breathtaking scenery enchanted the Minister. the minister their ordeal and requested for good However, the slow progress of road construction by infrastructure, concrete roads for transportation and air BRO disappointed him. After the area round, Shri Rijiju ambulance, so that soldiers in need can be air lifted to came back to Company HQ Gunji and had a lengthy hospitals. Shri Rijiju assured better services to Jawans interaction with Jawans. He was so pleased with the at crucial Out Posts. While addressing them he said, working of SSB personnel that he gave a cash reward “Indian citizens feel safe at home because you brave of Rs. 20,000/- to all the men present there. soldiers are protecting the crucial borders all the time,” -Report by : Shri Rajesh Thakur, Commandant 11th Bn Didihat He further said that there are some issues or hurdles which persist in your way, I would like to assure you that the government is committed to improve the condition of border areas by providing world class infrastructure and telecommunication. Among others, he assured them that he will talk to officials concerned to find solutions, as soon as possible. The Minister said “I would convene a meeting of Road transport and others to work in this regard where all your grievances would be addressed”. The Jawans said they had never imagined that a Union Minister will come to meet them, as not a single Shri Shyam Singh IG, Ranikhet Frontier presenting a memento of minister had done so in the last 68 years after independence. Om Parvat to Shri Rijiju 68 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Sector Headquarters Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh starts functioning Army, ITBP, CRPF and the district administration were present. Shri Rijiju expressed his hope that with this, it would strengthen the functioning of the force in the region. He credited the SSB for playing a vital role in creating the sense of patriotism in the hearts and minds of the people of the state in the distant past and as a compliment, he assured to facilitate early funding for other works. Director General SSB in her address said that SSB is well known force in the State and people of Arunachal supported SSB in its earstwhile role and Shri Kiren Rijiju and DG SSB inaugurating SSB Sector Headquarters at Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh now they are extending their nion Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri support and love to SSB in its new avatar. She said this Kiren Rijiju and Smt Archana Ramasundaram Sector Hqrs will help us in operational functioning in UIPS, Director General Sashastra Seema the area. Bal inaugurated Sector Headquarters at Padung, Bomdila,Arunachal Pradesh on February 19,2016 in a Shri A K Negi, Inspector General SSB Guwahati function organized at Bomdila. During the inaugural Frontier conveyed thanks and gratitude to the dignitaries function Officers and other rank and file of SSB, and guests present on the occasion. Smt Archana Ramasundaram DG SSB being given Traditional Trying Hands on Bow & Arrow with locals Smt Archana welcome by locals at Bomdila Ramasundaram DG SSB and Minister of State for Home at Bomdila 69 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB MoS(Home) Shri Kiren Rijiju takes salute at SSB Assistant Commandants Passing Out Parade On the occasion Shri Rijiju also released a souvenir ‘Alaknanda’ and presented trophies and the sword of honour to the graduating cadets. He also inspected the Parade and took the salute of the marching contingent. Eighteen cadets were inducted into the force as Officers. Shri Ajeet Singh, Assistant Commandant (DE) received ‘Sword of Honour’ beside Best in Outdoor and Best Firer Trophies, Shri Aman Kumar Singh, Assistant Commandant (DE) got Best in Indoor subjects Trophy and Shri Suman Saurabh Assistant Commandant (LDCE) received Trophy of Shri Kiren Rijiju, MoS(H) and DG SSB inspecting parade Overall best trainee among AC (LDCE). n March19, 2016,Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju accompanied Oby the Director General, SSB, Smt. Archana Ramasundaram took salute of newly graduated Assistant Commandants of SSB in a glittering passing out parade at SSB Academy Srinagar, Uttarakhand. On the occasion he said that guarding the country’s open and porous borders is the most challenging assignment. Addressing the 19th Assistant Commandants Passing Minister of State for Home, DG SSB and Director SSB Academy Out Parade, he further said the SSB personnel are ably releasing Souvenior "Alaknanda" handling this difficult task on the borders with Nepal In this Passing out function parents of trainee and Bhutan by being vigilant and at the same time officers, local prominent people, Officers and Staff of conducting themselves with peace and affection. SSB and their family members were present. Shri Kiren Rijiju MoS(H) presenting Sword of Honour to Shri Ajeet Singh Peeping Ceremony of Newly inducted officers 70 Group photoof Newly inducted officers with MoS(H), DG SSB and Officers of SSB Academy Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Samachar By virtue of being the longest serving Editor of the SSB News and SSB Samachar, K M Cariappa AD(I&D) has tried to trace the origin and journey of the magazine and the trying times through which SSB evolved and how the magazine contributed in achieving the objectives of the ‘Scheme’. Programme (NIP)] are indicative of the high priority for nation building and for preparing the border population for exigencies. K.M. Cariappa Assistant Director (I&D) ifty years is a long time in the history of an organization. ‘SSB News’ which later on Fbecame ‘SSB Samachar’ has the rare distinction of chronicling the history of the organization for fifty long years relentlessly which indeed a significant accomplishment. The SSB News was first published from behind the ‘Iron Curtains’ on 15th June 1966. The story of SSB News is as enigmatic as the organizations old role. SSB News first three consecutive volumes carried SSB News - A Beacon for the ‘Lone Ranger’ lead articles about Smt Indira Gandhi PM’s visits to Before we begin digging and revisiting the SSB News the Frontier Administrative Officers Training College ground realities then needs to be understood. We cannot at Mahabaleshwar in Maharastra in May 1966, to but, begin with a grand salute to the first generation Uttarakhand on 19th June 1966 and to Pithoragarh in of Officer’s who treaded on unchartered paths and did Uttar Pradesh on 20th June 1966. Smt Indira Gandhi’s ground breaking works in the treacherous icy mountain visit along with Smt Sucheta Kripalini, Chief Minister of tops. The ‘force’ as such was new and was made of UP to a Refresher Training Course in a remote border loosely knit Officers who not only came from different cadres, departments and professions. They also came village. The Prime Minister mile stoned SSBs pioneering from different states and their motivation and zeal was at effort to women empowerment and emancipation different levels. The Orissa and Bihar Cadre Police, Uttar as early as 1966 by inaugurating the first ever Women Pradesh Police, the Himachal Pradesh Police and Punjab Advance Training School at Pauri in Uttar Pradesh. Police, West Bengal Police, worked for a while and were The dignitaries also witnessed intriguing demos in looking homewards as they skeptical about the prospects tactics by hardcore (SSB personnel) and SSB volunteers of the scheme. They had all come from various central and including, evacuation of injured from precarious hill state government organizations. They were direct entrants. tops, marksmanship, first aid demos and the formidable Practically, unaware where and how to go about and start prowess of the trained volunteers crossing the Alaknanda this humongous work of amalgamating the people on the River with improvised boats and executing a cliffhanger border, sensitizing them about national security and also raid. preparing them to counter enemy maneuvers. Stimulating patriotic fervor in the frontiersman and engaging them in Deputy Prime Minister, Shri Morarji Desai also nation building works with almost no sops. This indeed visited SSB establishments in those days. The Defence, was an incredible task. Except, Shri B N Mullik and few External Affairs and Home Ministers, Governors others, most of the Officers who came from different and CM’s witnessed the indoctrination and national organizations added to the confusion. The indomitable, integration programmes in different frontier areas. Shri Mullik tirelessly travelled to remote border areas and These high level visits to our Village Level Training ensured the scheme galvanized. As history has it SSB did programmes [renamed as National Integration not just make the grade but, also made historic impact 71 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB The SSB News is also a preserve of the ground on national security and on the zest of the big neighbor. breaking sequences of decisions of that time. The After being indoctrinated, our Officers and unprecedented importance given to the field officers personnel lived like recluses and most cases like forsaken is unfathomable in present times. The then Director sons (in the physical sense) of the nation. Many lived in General (Security)’s ‘Guidelines for Field Officers’ isolation within the remote villages. They had to fend distinctly spells out the phenomenal expectations and for themselves, innovate, and break new ground, all the time. They had to remain topical and relevant. They had powers given to the Field Officers. It states ‘You are to read a lot and the want of information was felt acutely. bound by no rules, no conventions, you should not There were no newspapers reaching these people. There allow impediments to stand in your way or departmental were no books to read (even borrow) and upgrade one’s activities’, ‘You are pioneers for a new movement and knowledge. Yet, they could not afford to be wrong. should not expect that everything will be laid on for They could not also be working oblivious of the facts you’. Further, he says, ‘At the State Government level, on security goals or perspective of the organization. In you have to keep up your pleadings with Chief Minister, the nascent years, it was impossible for our personnel Chief Secretary, Secretaries of various departments … working and living in isolation to keep abreast with and get things done’. ‘If you cannot do a particular thing happenings, nationally and internationally. There were it will be taken up at the Centre at the Secretary Level’, no magazine or newspaper stands there. They were ‘… if the State cannot help you with funds, we will working without the support of their seniors, counsel or guidance it was difficult to know even if they were right provide it to you to do so.’ ‘You Are Special’. Finally, in in whatever they were propagating or doing. There was a sagely manner he says ‘Learn to be self effacing and be no way to figure out if they were on course too. It would content to give without expecting anything in return, if take weeks to write and receive letters. They did not have you are to be effective’. Rightly, indeed even the Annual the luxury of devices to communicate or listen to news. Divisional Organizers Conference was held in Vigyan In fact, they all lived beyond each other’s reach and could Bhavan and the Prime Minister’s graced the occasion and not receive news from field units without tremendous addressed the Officers. In 1964, there were mentions of efforts. All instructions were promptly burnt due to the active consideration of drafting members of even the unassailable orders to do so after reading it for their own members of the National Integration Council to address and the organizations safety too. All had to be kept in the people in the frontier areas during our village level the crevasses of one’s brain. News came only by word programmes. But, somehow it did not happen. of mouth at rendezvous point or on pieces of paper in the dead letter boxes. All that made only a trickle on The first mention of the ‘Publicity Officer’ is parching earth. in the first SSB Commandants Conference in which The growing dearth of new ideas and continuity Publicity Officers (deputationists from I&B Ministry) had to be infused, to ensure the domino effect in nation briefed the Commandants and Area Organizers about building continued, unhindered. Interestingly, in the old how to conduct political education and Special Publicity times, when the senior Officers travelled to the frontiers Campaigns, in 1966. Later, in the 1984, the concept of on inspection, old newspapers and books were carried Major and Minor Publicity Campaigns were approved for the personnel, which were delightfully accepted, as and guidelines were issued. The same is now called the finest gift. This was the only way they could connect ‘Samajik Chetana Abhiyan’. However, the eye opener to rest of the country. Think about it, we say we are away for Publicity Officer appears in the SSB News Volume from our family. This generation of Officers were not XIX in which the Cabinet Secretariats order dated 15th only from their families but, were ‘away from civilization’ May 1976 depicts not just the revised pay scale of SSB too without telephones, lifestyle, malls and even places to go to. They had to remain in the bandwagon without Officers but, also positioned the Publicity Officer above knowing their own bearing (geographically) for sure. the Area Organizer and Senior Instructor then. Their esoteric skills to adapt kept them going. For them, The contents of the magazine were austerely the SSB News was like a beacon to a lone ranger. Unsure, selected from the overt role. The covert role was dealt yet, resolute about their goals they had to think on their in an implied manner and not spelt out in the columns. feet. 72 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Each of these issues had a lead article/ report on SSB trained a whopping 48 lakh Volunteers to defend PM’s, Governor’s, CM’s, Union and State Ministers the borders. visits, success stories of our crusade in bringing the In fact, the magazine also traces the origin of frontiersman into the mainstream, training them, ground all our path breaking works like Village Level Training, breaking works, the groundswell response to the nations National Integration Programme, Study Tours, Medical call and other achievements, articles on happenings Civic Action, Civic Action, and so on. inside China, Tibet and in relation to China and Indian neighborhood, land and people in the frontier areas, etc. The magazine is also a treasure house of facts about Red China’s belligerently unrefined conduct in Though the SSB News was started by the the international forums and inside Tibet. Their blatant Publicity Officers, their names are not known as they attempts to subvert our Army personnel stationed in too appear to have toed the line in SSB and respected Sikkim in 1967 to rebel against the Government of Shri B N Mullik’s words, who always said, ‘Your work India through their radio programmes is also dealt is your reward. Do not with intrigue. SSB News look for more’. They did dissected the rapid war a marvelous job through like preparation going on the nascent years of the inside the Tibetan frontier magazine, around and areas, the ruthlessness with during the 1971 War some which China dealt their civil even reported as if they population, the cascading were in one of the theatres prospects of the crouching of War. APOs, PO’s and Generals grabbing each field Officers who had a other’s throats in China sense of the pulse of the as a consequence of the people regularly contributed arrest of Mao’s emissary, to enrich the magazine. The etc. The fortnightly also issues are sprinkled with compared and drew similar excellent insight articles consequences to the which are pertinent even to this day. developments in China in Wuhan, 30 years ago (then) in In fact, the tenth anniversary issue released in Sian, China, where Chiang-kai-shek was arrested by one 1973 is indeed a collector’s copy and the finest issue in 50 of his regional Generals and their ultimatum to India years, as it is replete with the finest collection of articles during the 1965 War with Pakistan. mostly written by the first Director/ DG (S), Directors When on a visit to a SSB Volunteer Training of SSB, the cream of Divisional Organizers and several Camp, how a concerned Prime Minister, Shri Lal other Officers depicting their decade long experience Bahadur Shastri alerted us about the confrontational in SSB work. Specific details of the tremendous work approach taken by Pakistan and his advice to SSB to done during the ‘Great Bengal floods’ in 1968, in which be prepared for a long struggle and be ready to take six of our personnel got the Jeevan Raksha Padaks, six on additional responsibilities. Soon after, SSBs activities Volunteers received Prime Ministers Life Saving Awards were extended to Manipur Valley and Tripura. Similarly, and 310 personnel got cash rewards and the Governor developments in Meghalaya compelled us to move to of West Bengal, profusely appreciated the grandiose that state. In a way the SSB News is good reference work. That decade was the most eventful and delineates book which has analyzed most of the major happenings the incredible work done during the 1965 War and within the country, in the South Asian region and in 1971 War. The issue encompasses all the stupendous the international scenario concerning China and India. achievements of the Force and of its full blown proof The subtle and the rapid changes happening on the of its justification. By 1966 (in 3 yrs), one million international scene too were under its lens. Volunteers were trained, by 1975, 25 lakhs and by 1993, 73 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB As SSB was preparing for a long haul, the achievements of the last twenty years. This is a true sign magazine is virtually a goldmine with amazingly that we are not complacent. She conveyed her “special interesting articles that incisively scrutinized Guerilla good wishes to the personnel of Special Service Bureau Warfare in India and the world over. The scores of who are propagating the message of self reliance in success stories of how the Vietcong guerillas literally sensitive areas.” turned all the forces of nature from the jungles like, As seen through the columns several initiatives bamboo-traps, its inhabitants, the elephants, buffaloes, were taken by the deputationist Publicity Officers snakes, hornets and red ants- against the enemy. How who were instrumental in bringing the talks from Maquis and the personnel of the Special Operations the Talks Division of AIR and rewrote them to suit Executive of Britain kept the German occupation army SSBs requirement of talking points. They facilitated in an atmosphere of tension, reducing its efficiency and the Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity to display wasting its manpower resources in the French Resistance exhibition kits, the Song and Drama Division to depute Movement. And how the spread of resistance activity cultural teams during our programmes. The S&DD can cave the confidence of large armies and strengthen initially began its innings with SSB by deputing a puppet the people’s determination to throw back the invaders. party in our AOR in HP Division in 1966, to perform a These inputs helped our Officers to whip up play ‘Nefa Ki Ek Sham’ that highlighted the main aspects patriotic fervor and also feel reassured that the grand of guerilla warfare and also emphasized the need for scheme of Special Service Bureau was on the roll, in the nation to unite and organize themselves for mass- a roar. This explains how the indoctrination work resistance movement against the Chinese. About sixty continued at a feverish pitch in the Divisions. In fact shows were performed by this party, which resulted in they outsmarted each other in reaching higher and higher a large number of people demanding weapon training tallies in training the frontiersman. The initial fears for taking on their role. Even Officers in the Sutlej-Beas about the viability of the scheme were soon replaced Authority came forward for rifle training too. by gusto. In quick time, millions of frontiersmen were Apart from the umpteen rescue relief works force multiplied to contribute to national security. Even conducted by SSB the SSB News also speaks about how the Toto community (going extinct) men and women the staff of Area Organizer, Tehri Garhwal contributed who were shy and avoided contact with outside world Rs. 93/- first and then contributed Rs. 57/- for the fund, too had come forward for training. In fact, in Jalpaiguri, regularly to the Prime Minister’s Famine Relief Fund a 125 year old man played a sterling role in enrolling in the late 1960’s. The Haflong Training Centre which village youngsters in advance for the VL training. seemed to have the first ever Family Welfare Centre in Change appeared to be the pass word for its nascent stages regularly contributed and encouraged the organization. Just as the Organizations Ministry the ITVs too to contribute to the PM Famine Relief changed from the Ministry of Home Affairs to Ministry Fund. of External Affairs, Cabinet Secretariat and now back The space crunch here, restrains me from to Home Ministry, the motto ‘Service, Security and venturing into studying more than a decade of SSB. Brotherhood’ got distorted to ‘Service, Sacrifice and However, through this year, we intend to revisit the Brotherhood’. So also the name of the House Magazine remaining decades, in the ensuing issues of the SSB changed from SSB News to SSB Samachar, in early Samachar. With the blessings of DG, SSB the Union 1990’s. Home Minister released the first e-book of SSB, ‘Martyrs Even Smt Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of of SSB’. We propose to punctuate the occasion through India made use of the columns of SSB News to greet the year and trigger off a revitalization of our ethos and SSB personnel when the nation completed twenty years roots by bringing out a series of e books, volumes of on 15th August 1967. She reached out to the readers the ‘Best articles of SSB News and Samachar’ and more, and said ‘Our (nations) thoughts are naturally more on for the reading pleasure and benefit of this generation the challenges which remain to be overcome than on the of Officers and personnel. 74 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW n the operational front, the overall achievement of SSB from 1st January 2015 to 30th ONovember 2015 is praiseworthy. During the period, SSB seized Narcotics worth Rs. 49.78 crores, Fake Indian Currency of face value of Rs. 17.89 lakhs, Indian currency of Rs. 12.77 crores, contraband items worth Rs. 52.95 crores, Forest products worth Rs. 48.46 crores, Wildlife products seized amounting to Rs. 8.79 crores, cattles seized amounting to Rs. 9.70 crores. Seizure/Arrests for the year 2015 (upto November 2015) Sl. Items No. of Qty. in Qty. in Value No. of Antique Idols worth Rs. 33.90 No. cases Kgs. Nos. (in lakh) Arrests crores, Gold worth Rs.32.35 1. Narcotics 154 3840.265 31200 4978.96 155 lakhs, Silver worth Rs. 29.01 lakhs, Arms– Cartridges – 2848 and 2. FICN 14 0 0 17.89 19 explosives 1029.470 Kgs. Besides 3. Indian Currency 26 0 0 127.79 19 this 3572 arrests were made 4. Other Currencies 23 0 0 107.32 20 including 117 Maoists, 41 Cadres/ 5. Prohibited Item/ 2802 0 0 5295.02 2220 suspected linkmen of NDFB (s) Contraband and 3401 other criminals/Anti 6. Forest Products 584 0 0 4846.34 408 Social Elements. 7. Wildlife products 53 0 0 879.80 40 8. Cattles 888 0 8320 970.47 398 9. Gold 6 1.284 0 32.35 6 10. Silver 20 95.758 0 29.01 18 11. Antiques Idols 5 87.809 0 3390.00 9 Total 4575 4025.116 39520 20674.95 3312 1. Factory Made Arms 22 0 42 0 40 2. Country made Arms 70 0 120 0 117 Total 92 0 162 0 157 1. Ammunition 2 0 2848 0 2 Cartridge 2. Explosive 19 1029.470 194 0 13 1. Maoists/Maoists 117 Linkmen Arrests 2. Militants/Terrorist 0 3. NDFB Cadres/ 41 Linkmen 4. Illegal Infiltration 13 (Foreigners) 5. Other Criminals/ 3401 Anti-Social Elements Total 3572 75 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Tokay Gecko’ in Trouble Smuggling on the Rise- Matter of Concern Can you imagine a lizard that lives in the wilderness and weighs experts and environmentalists say there is no scientific between a mere 150 to 400 gms is fetching a sum of Rs 15.00 to proof to substantiate the purported medicinal properties Rs 30.00 lakhs? In the changing patterns of crime in the frontier of this reptile species. Nevertheless, the Tokay Gecko has areas, this illegal trade is on the rise. become hot property and is in great demand in China, The Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko) is a nocturnal Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Asian lizard and is easily identified by its orange-spotted, other parts of Asia with Chinese communities to such blue-grey skin and unmistakable calling sounds. The an extent that unscrupulous merchants have modified Tokay Gecko (gecko gecko) is one of the largest in the the monitor lizards with prosthetics to pass them off as country and the World. The female lizard attains lengths colossal Tokay Gecko specimens. Forest dwellers and of about 7-19 inches and the male grows up to 11-20 others have realized that selling a bunch of these can inches. They weigh 150-400 grams. They have been make one a millionaire overnight and are cashing in on christened by the sounds they make ‘to-kay’ and can be the demand. heard from far. In West Bengal, the local name of the The International Union for Conservation of lizard is keko xaap. They are found in North East India, Nature (IUCN) has also not assessed the conservation Nepal and Bangladesh. Other countries familiar with status of the gecko, which is found in Bangladesh, India this reptile are, Southeast Asia, Philippines, Indonesia and Nepal. In the face of the increasing poaching, and Western New Guinea. smuggling and illegal rearing of Tokay Geckos, the They are basically, tree dwellers living in Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has urged the Union the rainforests and are now adapting well to human Ministry of Forest and Environment (MoEF) to habitations. They normally live up to 7-10 years under include the reptile species in the endangered scheduled natural conditions. But, in captivity, the Tokays live for animals' list under the Protection of Wildlife Act, as long as 18 years. Increasing urbanization and increase 1972. Incidentally, the Golden Gekco, which is in its trade in recent times is threatening the survival reportedly found in some parts of south India, has been of the ‘tokay gecko’ seriously. Unfounded claims of it incorporated in Schedule I, a list of endangered wildlife being a cure for AIDS is the cause. In India, depending animals of the Wildlife Act. up on its size and weight, it fetches a few lakhs. Poachers Tokay’s worth Rs 8.06 crores seized in two years by SSB are raiding the forests as it is a lucrative trade. No census Sashastra Seema Bal has been making people conscious of this of the species has been carried out, says an expert. But, forest wealth along with the forest officials particularly, in the AOR of 10th Bn Malbazar, 17th Bn Falakata, 53rd Bn Simlabari, in the past six months, over 70 Tokay Geckos have and 34th Bn Alipurduar. Commandant Behra says 17th Bn been rescued by Police, Forest officials, Activists of the Falakata alone has seized 20 nos Tokay Gecko during the year People For Animal (PFA) from various parts of West 2014 & 2015 and handed over to the Wild Life Department Bengal. to save them from the poachers. Most of these were poached from Jaldapara Forest Range and Moraghat Forest. The locals The lizards are being traded legally and illegally, have taken to this trade to earn money through illegal trading for use in traditional Chinese medicine since they are of Tokay Geckos. The poachers sell these Tokay Geckos in believed to cure various maladies like diabetes, asthma, Bhutan and Nepal, through local agents. skin ailments and cancer. The Tokay Gecko is an Since deployment of SSB along Indo-Bhutan border ingredient in Traditional Chinese medicine known as under Jalpaiguri Sector Headquarters four Battalions and one Ge Jie and is high in demand. It is believed to invigorate Area Office at Falakata have apprehended 23 persons trading kidney (yang energy) functioning, nourish the lungs, or poaching. The total value of the 67 Tokay’s seized was valued at Rs.8.06 crores till date. As a result Tokay smuggling relieve cough and dyspnea. These beliefs are said to has been restrained to an extent. But, it remains to be a matter be substantiated by medical science. 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ls 45oha okfguh nqedk rFkk 49oha okfguh jkaph us rekjk] jkgs] lVkdh] MksUxyh] tksguk xk¡oks rFkk xksÏk ftys ds cwdkjkckn] lUnsjh] MUxkikjk rFkk igkM+iqj xk¡oksa ds 63% lsukuk;d 27 oha okfguh 'kS{kf.kd lkexzh forj.k djrs gq; vkfnokfl;ksa rFkk 37% vU; dks ,d lekjksg ess 385 jsfM;ks 77 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB jkgs xk¡o] jkaph ds xzkeh.kks dks VªkafTkLVj ckWVrs gq;s 49 oha okfguh 49 oha okfguh }kjk jkaph o nqedk ds uDly izHkkfor xkWoksa es ds vf/kdkjh o toku ePNjnkfu;ks dk forj.k ¼VªkftLVjksa½ dk forj.k fd;k rkfd mUgs ljdkj }kjk 5- jkaph o nqedk ds uDly izHkkfor xkaoksa esa 450 izfrikfnr o lapkfyr ;kstukvkas dh tkudkjh le; ij ePNjnkfu;ksa dk forj.k feyrh jgs lkFk gh muds Kku o euksjatu esa vfHko`f) gksA l'kL= lhek cy dh 49oha okfguh jkaph rFkk 45oha bl forj.k lekjksg esa Jherh yfyrk nsoh] eqf[k;k okfguh nqedk us vius rSukrh {ks= ds vfr fiNMs+ uDly vkSj Jherh eaxy nsoh eqf[k;k tks fd LFkkuh; fo|ky;ksa izHkkfor xk¡oksa dh igpku dj xzkeh.kksa dks : 1-45 yk[k dh dh iz/kkukpk;kZ gS us xk¡o okfl;ksa ds lkFk Hkkx fy;kA 450 ePNjnkfu;ksa dk forj.k pkyh/kkj] nkykgh] eksguiqj] 4- xksÏk] >kj[k.M o eaqxsj] fcgkj esa 739 dEcyksa dk ukjxat] /kjeiqj] vejka/kksck] lqyaxk] chfjjktiqj] cwdjkckn] forj.k lUnsjh] MUxkikjk] o igkM+iqj xk¡oksa ds t:jreanks dks fd;kA bu ePNj izHkkfor xk¡oksa ess eysfj;k ds brj ePNjks ls vU; 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fo|ky; [kSjk dks iznku fd;s rFkk 44oha okfguh eqt¶Qjiqj us mRØfer ek/;fed fo|ky; cyqvk vkSj uo&l`ftr izkFkfed fo|ky; eqdUniqj] egqvk dks 28 lsV QuhZpj iznku dj ckydksa ds e/; [kq'kh dk lapkj fd;kA 7- nqedk vkSj jkaph ftys ds xk¡oksa es 498 lksyj ykyVsu dk forj.k 49 oha okfguh }kjk MwaxjMhg] jkaph ¼>kj[k.M½ esa cPpksa dks Ldwy cSx vkSj [ksy lkexzh dk forj.k muds thou dks thouksi;ksxh fofHkUu lkexzh iznku dj jk"Vª dh eq[; /kkjk eas ykus dks Ikz;kljr gSA 9- 205 xjhc Nk=ksa dks iBu o [ksy lkexzh dk forj.k Xkjhch ,d ihM+knk;d chekjh gS tks thou dks nq:g o d"Vnk;d cuk nsrh gSA Nk= tks iBu lekxzh ugha 21oha okfguh }kjk xzkeh.kksa dks lksyj ykyVsu dk forj.k [kjhn ldrs mudk fo|ky; tkuk Hkh fujFkZd gks tkrk nqedk vkSj jkaph ftys ds uDly izHkkfor xk¡oksa es fctyh gS vkSj loZf'k{kk dk mn~ns'; Hkh iw.kZ ugha gks ikrkA bl dk izdk'k xjhcksa vkSj vkfnokfl;ksa ds fy;s foykflrk rF; dks laKku es ysrs gq;s 49oha okfguh jkaph us : 1-00 dh oLrq ds lkFk gh nqyZHk Hkh gSA mudh bl vko';drk yk[k ewY; dh lkexzh dk forj.k jktdh; e/; fo|ky;] dks igpku dj 45oha okfguh nqedk rFkk 49oha okfguh MksUxhMhg] jktdh; izkFkfed fo|ky; fpihcU/kMhg vkSj jkaph us : 2-90 yk[k dh 498 lksyj ykyVsu dk forj.k yqUxqFkw gkbZ Ldwy ds 205 xjhc Nk=ks ds e/; fd;kA ,l- esdDywLdhxat] MhUokVkUM] eq.MkFkksyh] ekgoVkUM] tksfc;k] ,l- ch- ds bl iz;kl ls cy dh Nfo dk foLrkj rFkk cy cpekjh] eus:rkjh] ekykdVksyh] rksupukj] duokjirjk] dk turk ls laokn lqn`< gqvk gSA yijk] dksUdk] nqYyh] fpUrkj] ek;kiqj Br;kfn jkaph 10- [ksy lkexzh dk forj.k ftys ds xk¡o rFkk pkyh/kkj] nkykgh] eksguiqj] ukjxat] uDly izHkkfor xk¡oks ds ;qokvksa dks lkFkZd fn'kk èkjeiqj] vejk/kksck] lqyqUxk bR;kfn nqedk ftys ds xk¡oks iznku djus ds mn~ns'; ls 6oha okfguh teqbZ rFkk 44oha ds fuokfl;ksa dks fd;k x;kA okfguh eqt¶Qjiqj fcgkj us bu ftyksa ds csgn fiNMs+ thou es izdk'k dh egÙkk dk lUns'k bu lksyj fo|ky;ksa es [ksy lkexzh dk forj.k fd;kA ftlls ;qokvksa ykyVsu ls bu xk¡oks es ?kj&?kj rd igq¡p dj muds thou es [ksyksa ds izfr vkd"kZ.k gks vkSj os xyr fn'kk es u HkVdsaA dks izdk'keku dj jgk gSA fefMy Ldwy] Hksyk] [kfj;k vkSj pjdkikFky eqt¶Qjiqj 8- xzkeh.kks dks oL=ksa dk forj.k ftys esa o mRØfer ek/;fed fo|ky;] cyqvk vkSj l'kL= lhek cy dh 45oha okfguh us >kj[k.M esa uol`ftr izkFkfed fo|ky; eqdqUniqj egqvk] teqbZ ftys nqedk o ikdwj ftys ds ry>kjh] flxnsgjh] dUMwdkrk] ds fo|ky; ds Nk= bl [ksy lkexzh ls ykHkkfUor gq;sA ckjxks] pUnikjk] nkjhdqfj;k vkSj lkfFk;k xk¡oksa ds xjhc blds brj cy us viuh ,l- vkj- bZ- ;kstuk xzkeh.kksa dks fuR; iguus ds : 40]000@& ds oL= forfjr ds rgr lu~ 2014&15 esa Þflfod ,D'ku dk;ZØeÞ gsrq fd;sA uDly izHkkfor bu xk¡oksa esa vusdksa xzkeh.k vfr : 24-00 yk[k fofHkUu okfgfu;ksa dh vkcafVr fd;s] ;s xjhch esa viuk thou ;kiu dj jgs gSA ,l- ,l- ch- us dk;ZØe Hkh uDly izHkkfor {ks=ks esa fd;s x;s] ftlesa 79 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB 18 oha okfguh chjiqj ¼fcgkj½ }kjk uDly izHkkfor xkWo esa fnO;kaxksa dks lkbfdy HksaV 21 oha okfguh }kjk flykbZ e'khu dk forj.k izR;sd okfguh dks : 3-00 yk[k iznku fd;s x;s] ,l- ,l- ps;j dk forj.k dj lgkjk iznku djukA ch- dh fcgkj o >kj[k.M fLFkr 13oha okfguh ihijkdksVh] 7- lhrke<+h vkSj jkaph ds fiNMs+ o uDly izHkkfor xk¡oksa es 20oha okfguh lhrke<+h&I] 21oha okfguh ck?kk] 27oha okfguh 380 ePNjnkfu;ksa dk forj.kA ujdfV;kxat] 44oha okfguh eqt¶Qjiqj] 8- lhrke<+h vkSj if'peh pEikj.k ds 51oha okfguh lhrke<+h&II 45oha okfguh xzkeh.k fo|ky;ksa esa [ksy lkexzh dk nqedk] vkSj 49oha okfguh jkaph us fofHkUu forj.kA vk/kkjHkwr lajpukvks ds fuekZ.k rFkk 9- iwohZ vkSj if'peh pEikj.k ds uDly fiNMs+ xzkeh.kks ds thou dks [kq'kgky izHkkfor xk¡oksa es fu'kqYd ekuo o Ik'kq cukus es lg;ksx fn;k gS ftues dqN fpfdRlk f'kfojksa dk vk;kstu dj izeq[k dk;Z bl izdkj gSa& xzkeh.kks vkSj muds Ik'kqvksa dks fpfdRlk 1- if'peh PkEikj.k ds Ng xk¡oksa esa lsok;sa iznku djukA : 1-50 yk[k ewY; ls lkSj ÅtkZ pkfyr lhek dh lqj{kk ds lkFk&lkFk izdk'k O;oLFkk djukA uDly izfrjks/kh dk;ksZa esa rSukr cy 2- : 1-80 yk[k ewY; dh ykxr ls dh okfgfu;k¡ okeiUFkh mxzokn ls if'peh pEikj.k rFkk lhrke<+h ds lwnwj 'kL= dkS'ky ds lkFk&lkFk turk dks xk¡oksa es ukS gs.MiEiksa dh LFkkiukA tkx:d dj fodkl dh vksj vxzlj 3- osLV pEikj.k] lhrke<+h o jkaph ds dj jgh gSA l'kL= lhek cy ds toku lwnwj uDly izHkkfor xk¡oksa ds xzkeh.kksa ds e/; 196 lkSj ÅtkZ pkfyr ykyVsu osLV pEikj.k ds HkSfjgok xkWo esa 27 oha {ks= ds fiNMs+ vkSj uDly izHkkfor okfguh }kjk lksyj ykbV dh LFkkiuk dk forj.kA xzkeh.k tuksa ds lkFk laokn dks lqn`< dj mxzokn o vlUrks"k dh fopkjèkkjk dks u"V djus ds 4- osLV pEikj.k dh xzkeh.k efgykvksa dks 12 flykbZ e'khu lQy iz;kl esa layXu gSA bl vuks[ks vfHk;ku ls ,l- forfjr dj mUgs vkfFkZd lcyrk dh vksj vxzlj djukA ,l- ch- mxzokn dks iNkM+us esa lQy gksrk fn[k jgk gSA 5- jkaph ftys ds uDly izHkkfor xk¡oksa ds xzkeh.kksa ds e/; ,l- ,l- ch- dh bl yM+kbZ esa LFkkuh; turk dk O;kid 129 jsfM;ksa forfjr dj mUgs lwpuk ds ek/;e ls eq[;/kkjk leFkZu Hkfo"; esa ubZ vk'kk dk lapkj dj jgk gSA dh vksj izsfjr djukA 6- lhrke<+h vkSj jkaph ftys ds xk¡oks es viaxks dks 15 Oghy fjiksVZ&th-Mh-ldykuh] lgk;d izpkj vf/kdkjh] cy eq[;ky; 80 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB SSBs stops Cannabis Cultivation in Kalaktang Sub Division An Effective Civic Action and Perception Management Programme Shri Sudhanshuu Nautiyal Staff Officer, Guwahati Frontier reports an interesting success story of how his Battalion conducted Civic Action Programmes and Perception Management programmes to discourage people in their AOR to shun the consumption and growing Cannabis in their neighbourhood. alaktang Sub Division of West Kameng District narcotic drugs, quality seeds of cash crop like, tomato in Arunachal Pradesh adjoins Udalguri District were distributed. Together, in an orchestrated manner, Kin Assam. This made West Kameng vulnerable Commandant 30th Bn Dirang and Area Organiser, as the NDFB(S) menacing posturing in Udalguri was Bomdila conducted campaigns to get the villagers to obviously impacting peace and harmony in that district. willingly destroy the cannabis cultivated in and around In May 2012, 30th Bn Dirang set out on LRP for 22 days. the villages. The local administration, political leaders, Conspicuous throughout the area, cannabis were growing Gaon Burhas and villagers help was enlisted in the in the wilderness by design. It was grown within maize campaign. Senior Officers like, ADC Kalaktang and NCB fields. The locals of border villages of Kalaktang are Officers, who addressed the gatherings, were taken by the known to have traditional relations Commandant, 30th Bn to remotely with Bodos of adjoining Assam. We located mapped areas. After that surmised that NDFB(S), NDFB(R) they also made efforts to draw sanity and NDFB (P) cadres were possibly, into the minds of villagers in general exploiting the cannabis for generating and youths in particular, against the income for sustaining their activities. ill effects and were able to create a However, these villagers were unaware psychological stimulus. During the or innocent about the resultant month of Sep 2014, Commandant, impact on the youth and their society. 30th Bn Dirang planned and led Invariably, this would boomerang the Joint Cannabis Destruction on their society by jeopardizing the Operation and destroyed wild growth future generations of youth in the of cannabis across, 37 acres. The region. We further corroborated this same was widely appreciated in the with 61st Bn of SSB in Bhairabkunda, Udalguri District in media by the district authorities, general public and the Assam. They indeed had made several seizures of cannabis media too. in adjacent Balemu area. Obviously, a clear pattern was In March 2015, during a Samajik Chetna Abhiyan evolving. Seizures in the region too had shown steady conducted in Kalaktang, the Hon’ble Deputy Speaker of increase, under Kalaktang Sub-division too. Arunachal Pradesh Assembly and the local MLA, Shri T The villages like R/Pam, Dengzi, Liphakphu, Norbu and other dignitaries appreciated SSB’s efforts and Brokpalinchin and Warrampam were mapped/ identified emphasised that drugs are dangerous and they not only as vulnerable population, on the basis of the Cannabis destroy intelligent individuals and families, but, destroy grown there. A report with the gravity was communicated societies too. Hon’ble Deputy Speaker also assured to the Headquarters and was discussed with DIG, SHQ the villagers that he would take up the issue for further Tezpur and IG at Guwahati FTR HQRs. To counter formulating schemes for alternative commercial cash the imminent danger a proposals were mooted by 30th crops at the right forum. In order to thank the people for Bn Dirang, SSB to conduct Perception Management and the cooperation and to create a the sobering effect, the Civic Action Programmes, on priority in Kalaktang Sub Guwahati Frontier JAZ band performed at the end of the Division. programme. Accordingly, sustained Civic Action programmes In August 2015, it was heartening to see tomato (CAP) and Perception Management (PM) Programmes cultivation in neatly made beds growing all along the road were conducted throughout 2013 and 2014. Along with where there used to grow wild cannabis for last few years. awareness programmes spelling out the ill effects of 81 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Historic Background on Disputed Area Belt in Golaghat A brief history of the DAB between the States of Nagaland and Assam is brought forward for better understanding of the gamut of issues that fraught this area for the last five decades. or the administrative reasons, the British SSB cuts ice in Disputed Area Belt in Golaghat combined some parts of Naga Hills and a District of Assam and demarcated the border of After the violence in Sector B of Disputed Area F Belt in August, 2014 in which 14 people were killed and Nagaland, in 1925. After the formation of Nagaland, about 250 houses were burnt, nine Coys of SSB were the Central Government declared the 1925 border, inducted in the trouble-torn Sector-B of DAB, replacing as final. But, the Nagaland State Government did not CRPF which was deployed in accordance with the order agree to the pre-independence border. However, after of MHA. Accordingly, six SSB Coys were deployed the Indian Independence in 1947, the area presently from 21st August 2014. Three more SSB Coys were constituting, the State of Nagaland was a part of the deployed from 22nd August 2014. These nine Coys of Province of Assam. The secessionist activities started SSB continue to be deployed in the DAB Golaghat. raising their heads amongst a section of the Nagas. In As the tension started mounting once again 1957, an agreement was reached between the Naga in December, 2014 Shri B D Sharma, IPS, Director leaders and the Indian Government which resulted in General, SSB visited the DAB on 12th Jan 2015 and creating a single separate region of the Naga Hills. held a meeting with the Chief Secretary and the Director After elections in January 1964, the first General of the Police, Nagaland on the operational democratically elected Nagaland Legislative Assembly and administrative issues pertaining to the Disputed was constituted on 11th February, 1964. The rebel Area Belt where SSB is deployed since August, 2014. activities continued in the form of banditry and attacks. A second meeting was also held at Guwahati on 13th These were motivated more by tribal rivalry and January 2015 which was attended by Director General, personal vendetta than by political aspiration. Cease-fire SSB along with the Chief Secretary, Senior Police and was announced and negotiations continued, but, this State Administration Officers of the Government of did little to stop the violence. The area lining the border Assam. has been a conflict zone between two States. As a Neutral Force, SSB Coys in the DAB of Golaghat have accomplished the assigned task of Government of Assam claims a constitutional rehabilitation and resettlement of all the displaced jurisdiction over the area while Government of families and inmates through vigorous enforcement of Nagaland claims a historical stake over the area where decision taken in consultation with State Government the Naga population is higher in density. Age old ethnic of Assam and Nagaland. rivalry in this North-Eastern part of the country has been a cause for human bloodshed and arson, from After the violence, in the DAB Golaghat, a total time to time. of 245 families (1102 persons) were displaced and were living in Relief Camps. All these families have now been The Assamese and Naga people are living in resettled in the DAB and elsewhere. the Disputed Area Belt since, 1970s. Yet, the Naga The presence of SSB in Disputed Area Belt people initially cleared the forest for some rudimentary has surely curbed activities, which were detrimental and cultivation. On arrival of Adivasis, the Nagas started threatened the overall security, peace and tranquility in giving this land to Adivasis on crop sharing basis. The the area. dispute between Naga and Adivasis is rooted in the proportion of share between the two communities. (DAB) between the two States is awaiting a solution Obstructive participation of Naga militants may not be from the Supreme Court after Assam filed a petition ruled out. The border dispute over the disputed Assam- in 1988, seeking a settlement. The Assam Government Nagaland border belt is called the Disputed Area Belt wants no change in the current border demarcation But, 82 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Nagaland refuses to accept the same and instead wants Sector C: to follow the historical boundary which was demarcated The total area is about 2825.76 square miles. This starts during the colonial rule. from the junction of Doyong and Dhansiri River to The disputed areas between Assam and Thuramukh Block near Dhansiri. The East block of Nagaland have four divisions. Sector A, B, C and D, Kachar Hills, and the neighboring area of Lumding are respectively. also in this Sector. The entire Naambor Reserve Forest, Eastern part of Karbianglong and Dhansari Subdivision Sector A: are also part of this Sector. It is 131.12 square miles in area and spreads from Tiyok River at Arunachal-Nagaland border to Taokak River to Sector D: Jazi River and the Southern part of Laahdoigarh. Spreads over 285.76 square miles. The whole of North Kachar Hill district comes under this Sector. Sector B: This is 586 square miles from Jazi River to Ghaboru Since 1979, the disputed Assam-Nagaland Hills and from Ghaboru Hills to Dichoy River and border belt has been under the Union Home Ministry. Nagabaar or Nogabandha. Again from Dichoy River via To maintain the status quo, Central Armed Forces Kakdong, Mukund and Ghiladari upto the conjuction patrol the area. Till the recent spurt of violence on 12th of Doyong and Dhansiri River in the West. August 2014, the area was guarded by CRPF. ns'k dh j{kk esa loksZPp cfynku dj vej gks x;s lathr dqekj l'kL= lhek cy dh 18oha okfguh esa dk;Zjr vkj{kh Jh latho iksft'ku ys yh vkSj /khj&/khjs xk¡o dh vksj c 83 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Homage To Shri Rajesh Shivrain… ashastra Seema Bal lost its brilliant, bright and brave officer Shri Rajesh Shivrain, 2nd –In- SCommand on December 22, 2015 in an air crash. A Delhi –Ranchi bound flight of BSF in which he was Co-Pilot met an air accident near IGI Airport , New Delhi immediate after take-off and crashed. He alongwith Pilot, Crew members and nine personnel who were flying to Ranchi on official duty lost their life. Shri Rajesh Shivrain Joined SSB as direct entry Assistant Commandant in 21st Battalion on 26.12.2002. He pursued his education and done MBA. He was trained Pilot. Resident of village Barwas, Tehsil Loharu , District Bhiwani, Haryana, he was born on 17th October 1977 in the family of Shri Duli Chand Shivrain and mother Smt. Sukhma Devi. He was trained Pilot of SSB and working in BSF Air Wing on attachment since 23rd January, 2009. He has left behind his wife, a five year old daughter and ten years old Son. The mortal remains of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Pilot Rajesh Shivrain was brought to the SSB Force Headquarter on 23 December 2015 in the morning at 1130 hrs. from AIIMS. The wreath laying Ceremony was held by lowering the Gun and maintaining silence. Shri B.D. Sharma, Director General SSB, Shri Surjeet Singh Deswal, Additional Director General, Senior Officers and personnel laid the wreath and paid floral tribute to Shri Rajesh Shivrain. Sashastra Seema Bal deeply mourns the sudden demise of Shri Rajesh Shivrain in the air crash. 84 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB IG Siliguri wins the first ever honour in an Equestrian Event for SSB hri Kuldiep Singh, IPS, IG, Siliguri Frontier won apparent effort of the rider. the first ever prize in the Equestrian Event for SSB The 120 marks contest Sin the Open Hacks Event. He won the Gold in include, the Dress of the the 34th All India Police Equestrian Championship and rider, Tack/ Conformity Mounted Police Duty Meet held from 15th to 25th Nov and general appearance 2015, at the Border Security Force Academy, Tekanpur. of the horse, Walk, Trot, Extended Trot, Canter, Change of leg, Halt, Rein Back, General marks for the seat/aids of the rider and General Impression Shri Kuldiep Singh IG SSB on victory stand All through this complex drill the rider should remain well-balanced, elastic, sitting deep in the centre of the saddle, smoothly absorbing the movement of the horse. The heels need to be pointed down and the upper part of the body should be tall and supple. The hands should be carried steadily close together, with the thumb as the highest point and a straight line from the supple elbow through the hand to the horse’s mouth. The elbows should be close to the body. A look at the rules of the movements of the horse will show how tremendous the expectations on the horse are. Through very subtle movements, the rider gets the horse to precisely fulfill the required movements of the tests. All through the rider must give an impression of a harmonious co- operation between horse and rider. Even the use of the Shri Kuldiep Singh, IG SSB with his wining Horse voice or clicking the tongue repeatedly is a serious fault. Hence, this indeed is a significant achievement for SSB. SSB Samachar examined the regulations to understand the importance of this victory. As it turned out, the Open Hacks is a complex event by itself as the marks are awarded for the manner, performance and confirmation of the horse combined with turnout and performance of the rider. At this juncture, it would be appropriate to state that Shri Kuldiep Singh was competing with a borrowed horse (for the Championship), which added up to the complexity. Nevertheless, he pulled together the cooperation of the horse. With conditions like, only double bit bridle or Pelham with double reins being allowed, saddle cloth, martingales and bandages not being permitted, the event becomes nail biting. The movements of the horse are to be obtained with imperceptible aids and without Shri Kuldiep Singh, IG presenting winner Trophy to DG, SSB 85 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Nine SSB Personnel Awarded Police Medals on the eve of 69th Independence Day n the eve of 69th Independence Day His Salonibari, Sh. Attar Singh Panwar, Area Organiser, Excellency President of India Sh. Pranab SSB, Pithoragarh, Sh. Pitambar Singh Dangwal, OMukherjee has conferred President Police Executive Engineer, SSB Ranikhet frontier, Sh. Medal for distinguished service to Sh. Aditya Misra, Binoy Krishna Sarkar, Asstt. Comdt. (GD), SSB Inspector General, Sashastra Seema Bal, Force Hqrs Ranidanga, Smt. Usha Sajwan, Sub Area Organiser, New Delhi His Excellency the President of India SSB Force Hqrs., Sh. Harish Chandra Singh Brijwal, has also conferred Police Medal for Meritorious Field Officer (Telecom), SSB Ranikhet frontier, Service to Sh. S.S. Thakur, DIG, SSB, Purnea Sector, Smt. Kalyani Brahma, Deputy Field Officer, SSB, Sh. Bhupal Singh Rawat, Area Organiser, CTC, Sector Hqr Kokrajhar. Shri Aditya Misra Inspector General Shri S.S. Thakur Shri Bhupal Singh Rawat Shri Atar Singh Panwar Shri Pitambar Singh Dangwal Dy. Inspector General Area Organiser Area Organiser Area Organiser Shri Binay Krishna Sarkar Smt. Usha Sajwan Shri HC Singh Brijwal Smt. Kalyani Brahma Assistant Commandant Sub Area Organiser Field Officer(Telecom) Deputy Field Officer 86 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB jkgr ,oa cpko vfHk;ku & ef.kd.kZ xq:}kjk dqYyq esa ,l-,l-ch- tokuksa us laHkkyk jkgr dk;Z xyokj 18 vxLr 2015 nksigj yxHkx 1400 cts izfl) /kkfeZd LFky eaef.kd.kZ xq:}kjk ifjlj dh ljk; esa tksjnkj èkekds ds lkFk gh vQjk rQjh dk ekgkSy iSnk gks x;k] blls igys fd yksx dqN le> ikrs xq:}kjk dh ljk; ds 11 dejs /oLr gks pqds FksA irk pyk fd HkwL[kyu ds dkj.k igkM+h ls ,d pÍku] ljk; ij vk fxjh Fkh dbZ yksx uhps nc pqds FksA mik;qDr ftyk dqYyq ¼fg-iz-½ us 1415 cts VsyhQksu }kjk bl nq?kZVuk dh tkudkjh izf'k{k.k dsUnz 67 oh- okfguh 'ke'kh dks nhA ?kVuk LFky ls 40 fd-eh- nwj fLFkr ,l-,l-ch- izf'k{k.k dsUnz 'ke'kh ds vf/kdkjh o 100 toku] lsukuk;d latho ;kno ds usr`Ro eyck gVkrs gq, cy dehZ esa cpko dk;Z ls lEcfUèkr midj.k tSls jsifyax jksi] cy ds toku jkgr o cpko dk;Z esa tqVs jgsA ykbQ tSdsV] dSjkckbuj] ckbuksD;wyj] izksMj] ukbV fotu ?kVukLFky ij loZizFke igq¡pdj ny us 8 e`r ik;s fMokbl] Msªxu ykbZV] V~;wc] xSarh] gSej] QkoM+k] csypk rFkk x;s J)kyqvks ds 'ko rFkk 11 ?kk;yksa dks {ks=h; vLirky ,EcwysUl ds lkFk 1430 cts ?kVuk LFky dh vksj jokuk dqYyq HkstkA LFkkuh; iz'kklu o iqfyl cy Hkh ekSds ij gq;s] djhc 1515 cts nq?kZVuk LFky ij igqWprs gh ;g ny igqpdj lgk;rk dk;Z esa tqV x;kA cpko dk;Z esa tqV iM+kA igkM+h ls HkwL[kyu dk [krjk yxkrkj cuk gqvk Fkk vkSj tks pÍku igkM+h ls ljk; ij Lk'kL= lhek cy ds toku nsj rd jkgr o cpko fxjh Fkh oks Hkh ikoZrh unh esa tk fxjh Fkh] ,sls esa vk'kadk dk;ksZ esa tqVs jgs rFkk J)kyqvksa dks iz'kklu dh lgk;rk trkbZ tk jgh Fkh fd dqN yksx pÍku ds lkFk mQurh ls lqjf{kr LFkku ij Hkstrs jgsA ikoZrh unh esa cg x;s gksaA ogha igkM+h ls pÍku fxjus dh cy }kjk fd;s x;s Rofjr jkgr o cpko dk;Z jkT; vk'kadk cuh gq;h FkhA bu foijhr ifjLFkfr;ksa ds ckotwn iz'kklu rFkk vke turk us ljkgkA jkgr dk;Z izxfr ij jkgr o cpko dk;Z usr``Ro djrs mPp vf/kdkjh 87 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB SSB personnel hone their skills at Birla Academy of Art and Culture and Culture in Kolkata was approached and ten SSB personnel, who were neophyte were selected and put to training for a week long intensive Workshop from 16-21 June 2015. They learnt the high end uses of tools, understood the finer aspects of colours, learnt how to breathe life into the brush strokes, mix colours, create effects, shades, shine, dimensions, abstract work, etc. Along with the SSB personnel ten more BSF personnel were also involved in the course to bring in wider exposure to our participants. Under the supervision and guidance of very senior artists of Birla Academy Sh. Kuldip Singh, IPS, IG Frontier Siliguri inspecting the paintings of the budding artists found their flaws, fine tuned them, SSB/BSF participants at Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata hri B D Sharma IPS DG, SSB noticed that there were quite a few talented youngsters in the Force Swith inherent talent for painting. Some had difficulty in getting the form right, some had difficulty with size, shape and form. Nevertheless, they were patronized and their works were displayed in the Office chambers, Officer Mess, corridors, etc. Shri B D Sharma DG, SSB decided to sharpen enriched their methodology and gleefully painted some the skills of these aspiring painters in SSB from various excellent work to acknowledge the excellent opportunity frontiers and sent them for a specialized training. DG given to them. assigned the task again to Shri Kuldiep Singh, IG Siliguri Shri Kuldiep Singh IG, Siliguri Frontier was Frontier. pleasantly surprised to see the finesse in their painting No less than the premier Birla Academy of Art when he attended the Valedictory Function as Chief Guest. While addressing the participants he said, ‘Research has proved that hobbies have a calming effect on the brain and so relieve stress from the system.’ He insisted that each one of them must go back and teach at least three of their colleagues both in BSF and SSB. The teaching staffs too were all praises for the SSB personnel who put up their best by conspicuously refining their skill. Seeing, Indeed! is A team of SSB personnel participated in the workshop by Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata believing. 88 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Lkanh{kk esyk cuk fofo/krk es ,drk dk feyu&ioZ 'kL= lhek cy okbZOt osyQs;j ,lksf'k,lu fy, fofHkUu izdkj dh fodkl ijd ,oa dY;k.k xfrfofèk;ksa ¼lanh{kk½ }kjk 09 vDrwcj] 2015 ls 11 vDrwcj] dk vk;kstu djus ds lkFk&lkFk Hkkjr ljdkj dh fofHkUu Lk2015 rd lsUVªy ikdZ] lsDVj&12] jked`".k egRokdka{kh ;kstukvksa dks iw.kZ lQyrk fnykus ds fy, Hkh iqje] ubZ fnYyh esa vk;ksftr rhu fnolh; ^lanh{kk esyk^ iz;kl dj jgh gSA lanh{kk us Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku ns'k Hkj es fc[kjs ,l- ,l- ch- dfeZ;ksa ,oa muds ifjokjtuksa lhek {ks= ds ^Dys¶V fyi^ ,oa ^Dys¶V iSysV^ dh 'kkjhfjd dk feyu&ioZ cu x;kA bl rhu fnolh; esys esa ns'k ds fod`fr ls ihfM+r cPpksa ds fu%'kqYd vkWijs'ku dh O;OkLFkk fofHkUu fgLlksa esa fLFkr bdkb;ksa ls vk, dfeZ;ksa us LFkkuh; djk;h gSA blds LkkFk gh lanh{kk lhek {ks= esa ^csVh cpkvks mRiknksa] LFkkuh; [kkuiku ,oa LFkkuh; laLd`fr dk fnXn'kZu csVh i<+kvks^ dk;ZØe dks lQy cukus ds fy, tksjnkj vke turk dks djk dj Hkkjr dh fojkV fofo/krk esa vfHk;ku pyk jgh gSA lanh{kk lhek {ks= ds fo|ky;ksa dks vUrZfufgr ,drk dks iznf'kZr dj fn[kk;kA xksn ysdj ogka ckfydkvksa ds fy, 'kkSpky; dk Hkh fuekZ.k lanh{kk djk jgh gSA ,l- ,l- ch- okbZOt osyQs;j ,lksf'kLku ¼lanh{kk½ ds dY;k.k esys ds mn~?kkVu lekjksg esa eq[; vfrfFk] leLr vkxr vfrfFk;ksa ,oa ehfM;k izfrfuf/k;ksa ds izfr èkU;okn Kkfir djrs gq, lanh{kk dsUnzh; lfefr dh lfpo Jherh iz.khrk >k us dgk fd vki lcus lanh{kk esys ds mn~?kkVu lekjksg esa i/kkjdj gekjk gkSlyk c<+k;k gSA ge vki lcds izfr g`n; ls vkHkkj izdV djrs gSaA LkkFk gh gekjk ;g /;s; gS fd ge cydfeZ;ksa ,oa lhek {ks= ds fuokfl;ksa ds dY;k.k ,oa fodkl ds fy, vuojr dk;Z Jhefr vfurk xks;y nhi izTtofyr dj lanh{kk esys dk 'kqHkkjEHk djrs gq;sA djrs jgsaA 09 vDrwcj] 2015 ds fnu vk;ksftr ,d HkO; rhu fnolh; ^lanh{kk esyk^ esa vke turk dk izos'k ,oa jaxkjax lekjksg esa lanh{kk esys dk mn~?kkVu Jherh fu%'kqYd FkkA esyk rhuksa fnu izkr% 1000 cts ls jkf= 0800 vfurk xks;y us fd;kA vius mn~?kkVu Hkk"k.k esa Jherh cts rd vke turk ds fy, [kqyk jgkA esys esa cy ds xks;y us dgk fd l'kL= lhek cy okbZOt osyQs;j lhekUr eq[;ky;ksa ,oa {ks=d eq[;ky;kas dh vksj ls LVkWy ,lksf'klu ¼lanh{kk½ cy dfeZ;ksa ,oa lhek {ks= ds fuokfl;ksa yxkdj fofHkUu izdkj dh dykRed] gLrf'kYi] [kk| ,oa gLrf'kfYi;ksa ds dY;k.k ,oa mRFkku ds fy, csgrjhu rjhds ls dk;Z dj jgh gSA lanh{kk dh leLr xfrfof/k;ka vR;ar ljkguh; gSaA lanh{kk vius dk;ksaZ ls lhek {ks= ds gLrf'kfYi;ksa ds dk;Z dks xfjek ,oa eku iznku djus dk dk;Z dj jgh gS tks gekjs ikjEifjd dyk&:iksa ds fodkl esa lgk;d gksxkA foyqfIr ds dxkj ij [kMs+ ikjEifjd gLrf'kYi ,oa yksd dykvksa ds laj{k.k ,oa lao)Zu ds {ks= esa lanh{kk ds dk;Z ehy ds iRFkj lkfcr gksxsaA Eksys esa eq[; vfrfFk ds izfr Lokxr Hkk"k.k djrs gq, Jherh fdj.k 'kekZ] v/;{kk] lanh{kk us dgk fd lanh{kk cy ds iwjs dk;Z{ks= esa cydfeZ;ksa ,oa lhek {ks= ds fuokfl;ksa ds Jhefr fdju 'kekZ] v/;{kk lanh{kk] dk;ZØe es lEcksf/kr djrh gq;hA 89 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB igpku fnykus dk dk;Z dkQh egRoiw.kZ ,oa ljkguh; gSaA esys ds lekiu lekjksg dks lEekfur vfrfFk ds :Ik esa lEcksf/kr djrh gq;ha Jherh eatw 'kekZ us dgk fd lanh{kk vius dk;ksZa ls efgyk l'kfDrdj.k dh fn'kk esa mPpdksfV ds dk;Z dj jgh gSA lanh{kk }kjk cydfeZ;ksa dh efgykvksa dks vkfFkZd :Ik ls LokoyEch cukus ds fy, tks dk;Z lanh{kk Lekfjdk dk yksdkiZ.k djrh gq;h Jherh vfurk xks;y o lanh{kk lfefr dh lnL;k;saA fd, tk jgs gSa mlls us dsoy inkFkksZa] LokLF; laca/kh mRiknksa dk izn'kZu ,oa fcØh dh x;hA esys esa cy ds dk;Z{ks= Hkkjr&usiky ,oa Hkkjr&HkwVku lhek ij fLFkr bdkb;ksa }kjk ogka ds ikjEifjd ,oa LFkkuh; [kkn~; inkFkksZa ,oa yksd O;atuksa ds Hkh LVkWy yxk, x, FksA bl rhu fnolh; esys esa dqy 42 fcØh LVkWy ,oa 09 QwM LVkWy yxk, x, FksA esys ls vftZr YkkHk dk mi;ksx cy dfeZ;ksa ,oa lhek {ks= ds fuokfl;ksa ds lexz dY;k.k ij [kpZ fd;k tk,xkA bl rhu fnolh; esys ds nkSjku cy ds dk;Z{ks= mÙkjk[k.M] mÙkj izns'k] fcgkj] if'pe caxky] flfDde] vle ,oa v:.kkpy izns'k ds ikjEifjd yksd laxhr ,oa Jhefr vk:f.k MksHkky] eq[; vfrFkh lanh{kk esys ds lekiu lekjksg esa lEcksf/kr djrh gq;hA u`R; dh Hkkiizo.k izLrqfr;ksa us vke turk dk Hkko&foHkksj cydfeZ;ksa ds ifjokj dh ekyh gkyr etcwr gksxh cfYd dj fn;kA bu izLrqfr;ksa ls lhek {ks= ds bu jkT;ksa ds blls mUgsa LokoyEch cuus esa enn feysxhA yksd laxhr ,oa u`R; ls ogka dh yksd dyk :iksa dks ,d esys ds nwljs fnu ,d jSQy Mªk dk Hkh vk;kstu foLr`r igpku feyhA fd;k x;k ftlds fotsrkvksa dks fofHkUu izdkj ds lkeku rhu fnolh; lanh{kk esys dk lekiu lekjksg 11 iqjLdkj esa fn, x, ftlesa Ng ghjks gks.Mk eksVj lkbfdysa vDrwcj] 2015 ds fnu vk;ksftr fd;k x;kA lekIku ,oa ,y- bZ- Mh- Vh- oh- vkfn Hkh 'kkfey FksA esys es yxk, lekjksg dks eq[; vfrfFk ds :Ik es lEcksf/kr djrs gq, Jherh vk:f.k Mksoky us dgk fd l'kL= lhek cy ysMht okbZOt osyQs;j ,lksf'klu ¼lanh{kk½ cy dfeZ;ksa] muds ifjokjtuksa ,oa lhek {ks= ds fuokfl;ksa] gLrf'kfYi;ksa ,oa dykdkjksa ds mRFkku ,oa dY;k.k ds fy, csgrjhu dk;Z dj jgh gSA lanh{kk }kjk cydfeZ;ksa ,oa vius dk;Z{ks= dh turk ds fy, fd, tk jgs dk;Z mRd`"V dksfV ds gSaA lanh{kk }kjk Ik;kZoj.k ds lEcU/k eas psruk QSykus] lhek {ks= ds ^Dys¶V fyi^ ,oa ^Dys¶V iSysV^ ds vkijs'ku dh fu%'kqYd O;oLFkk djkus] lhek {ks= ds gLrf'kfYi;ksa ds mRiknksa dks lanh{kk esys ds nkSjku lkaLd`frd izLrqrh jktLFkkuh dykdkjksa }kjkA 90 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB x, fofHkUu fcØh ,oa QwM LVkWyksa dks fofHkUu oxksZa esa izFke o f}rh; iqjLdkj Hkh fn;k x;kA esys esa izLrqr fd, x, lkaLd`frd dk;ZØeksa dks Hkh izFke o f}rh; iqjLdkj iznku fd, x,A lanh{kk esys es yxk, x, LVkWyksa dh loZJs"B lTtk esa igyk LFkku lhekUr xqokgkVh ,oa f}rh; LFkku jkuh[ksr lhekUr dks fn;k x;kA lanh{kk xfrfof/k;ksa esa ^csLV bu gkml VSYksaV^ es igyk LFkku lhekUr jkuh[ksr ,oa f}rh; LFkku 25oha okfguh] f?kVksjuh] ubZ fnYyh dks iznku fd;k x;kA Lkanh{kk esys es yxk, x, LVkWyksa esa ^eSfDlee osjk;Vh^ esa igyk LFkku 25oha ,l- ,l- ch- okfguh] f?kVksjuh] ubZ fnYyh ,oa esys esa LVky dk Hkze.k djrh gq;h eq[; vfrFkh o lanh{kk v/;{kk f}rh; LFkku lhekUr xqokgkVh dks iznku fd;k x;kA esys jghA ftldk fo’k; ^ek vkSj csVh Fkk^A lqJh rstlh feJk esa vk;h lkaLd`frd Vheks esa izn'kZu dk igyk LFkku lhekUr us vius okWVj dyj isafVXl ds }kjk ,d ckfydk ds ,d xqokgkVh ,oa nwljk LFkku lhekUr jkuh[ksr dks iznku fd;k L=h esa fodkl ,oa :ikUrj.k dks [kwclwjrh ds lkFk mdsjk x;kA esyss esa loZJs"B fcØh ds fy, igyk LFkku lanh{kk gSA blds lkFk gh lqJh feJk us vius isafVXl }kjk ,d 'kkWi] cy eq[;ky; dks ,oa nwljk LFkku lsDVj Jhuxj] eka ,oa csVh ds izxk<+ fj'rksa dks Hkh ,d ubZ vFkZiw.kZ xfjek tEew ,oa d'ehj dks fn;k x;kA loZJs"B QwM LVkWy dk nh gSA lqJh feJk dh bl ,dy okWVj dyj isafVXl igyk LFkku lsDVj Jhuxj] tEew ,oa d'ehj ,oa nwljk izn'kZuh esa dwy 12 isfVaXl iznf'kZuh dh x;h FkhA lqJh LFkku lhekUr jkuh[ksr dks iznku fd;k x;kA feJk ,d izfrHkkoku ,oa mnh;eku dykdkj gSaA lqJh feJk lanh{kk xfrfof/k;ksa esa iwjs ,d lky ds nkSjku dh isfVaXl dks dyk eeZKksa ,oa dyk&leh{kdksa ls Hkjiwj loZJs"B dk;Z&fu"iknu ds fy, ^Jh ch- ,u- efYyd ljkguk feyhA eseksfj;y VªkQh^ lhekUr eq[;ky; xqokgkVh dks iznku fd;k lanh{kk esys ds lekiu lekjksg esa vkxr vfrfFk;ksa x;kA esys esa cy ds 'kghnksa dh fo/kokvksa dks Hkh LkEekfur ds izfr Lokxr Hkk"k.k djrs gq, Jherh fdj.k 'kekZ] v/;{kk] fd;k x;kA lanh{kk us dgk fd lanh{kk cydfeZ;ksa] lhek {ks= ds esys dk ,d eq[; vkd"kZ.k ;qok dykdkj lqJh fuokfl;ksa ,oa lekt ds detksj oxZ ds yksxska ds dY;k.k rstlh feJk] xksYMfLEkFk dkWyst] yUnu dh ch- ,- ¼Qkbu ,oa fodkl ds fy, vuojr dke dj jgh gSA ge vkx Hkh vkVZ½ dh Nk=k] dh okVj dyj isafVXl dh ,dy izn'kZuh cydfeZ;ksa ,oa lekt ds dY;k.k ds fy, dk;Z djrs jgsxsaA esys esa lanh{kk }kjk fd, x, ,oa fd, tk jgs dk;ksZa dk lexz fooj.k lanh{kk dsUnzh; dk;Z lfefr dh lfpo Jherh iz.khrk >k us fn;kA lanh{kk esys ds lekiu lekjksg esa lHkh vfrfFk;ksa] vke turk ,oa ehfM;k dfeZ;ksa ds izfr /kU;okn Kkfir djrs gq, Jherh lquhrk frokjh] l;qDr lfpo] lanh{kk dsUnzh; lfefr us dgk fd lanh{kk ds bl rhu fnolh; vk;sktu dks lQy cukus es vki lcdk cgqewY; ;ksxnku gSA blds fy, ge vki lcds d`rK gSA lanh{kk Hkfo"; esa vklke ds dykdkj lanh{kk esys esa izLrqfr nsrs gq;sA Hkh ,sls vk;kstu djrh jgsxhA 91 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB The Motto of SSB Founder Director of Special Service Bureau Shri B N Mullik IP, takes us through the birth pangs and consequences of the ground breaking work done in the nascent years of SSB when it was just a ‘Scheme’. hen the Chinese invaded our territory in 1962, it became apparent that a major lacuna in the Indian preparations to meet Chinese W B.N. Mullik threat had been in the direction of training the frontier population to meet such a contingency. Nor had any Founder Director of SSB preparation been made for maintaining civil control in The resulting mess that occurred in the NEFA area which passed temporarily under enemy control. caused much distress to our great leader, Pandit Hence, in the face of imminent Chinese threat the Jawaharlal Nehru, and led him to think out a plan of entire civil administration was withdrawn and, when our action which could prevent the recurrence of such a army had to withdraw from these areas, the unprepared collapse in people’s faith in the Government. He must civilian population was left entirely at the mercy of the have given deep thought to the problem and ultimately invaders. It must go to the credit of these people that, come to the conclusion that “the people’s morale and except in rare cases, by and large they did not show any the spirit of resistance in the border areas should be built intension to co-operate with the invaders and worked up to the point that they would not succumb to enemy pressures or temptation even though living under enemy occupation. They should completely non-cooperate with the enemy and actively oppose him even to the point of fighting as guerillas so that “they could make it hell for the enemy”. Pandit Nehru more than anybody else had fully realized that such a resistance movement was possible only when the bulk of the population either actively participated in the resistance movement or were Smt Indira Gandhi interacting with the first batch of Women Volunteers training at WATS Pauri strongly sympathetic to the for them only when forced to do so at the point of cause. the bayonet. No promise of friendship or monetary Preparation in Advance inducement could buy the active co-operation of the The fact that such a resistance movement could tribal’s. It is true that they could not resist actively, but, be built up in advance was a novel idea because the normal this was not their fault because we had not trained them impression is that a guerilla resistance movement can to do so. The usual reluctance of the authorities, both be formed only under condition of enemy occupation, civil and military, to train the tribal’s into any state of and not in advance. Apparently, Pandit Nehru did not militancy, born out of distrust of their loyalty, was at the subscribe to this view. He considered that people’s root of this incomprehensible decision. resistance should be built up even before the enemy 92 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB invaded the territory, and their enthusiasm and feeling of belonging rose through prolonged work, so that when the actual danger came they would be ready to participate in the struggle against the enemy, even in condition of enemy occupation. An example of prior preparation would be found in China itself where Mao Tse-tung had prepared the Chinese guerilla in areas where the Japanese had not till then penetrated; and when they did and overcome formal Chinese resistance, the guerillas sprang up from every corner and brought the Japanese to a standstill. Thousand of Japanese soldiers were killed and entire Shri B N Mullik seen with Smt Indira Gandhi PM, Smt Suchetha Kripalani CM of UP and Shri Dinesh Singh Minister for External Japanese regiments were immobilized due to the action Affairs in 1966 of the guerillas. Even now the fact that millions of with guerilla warfare as the reasons why in all areas likely Chinese militia has been raised shows that China is to be affected by enemy action, it would be most useful making advance preparations for any contingency and to build up a resistance movement from before. Even that these militia men will be left behind in territories if the enemy never comes to the position of occupying occupied by the enemy to carry on the fight against the any large area, even warlike action on the part of the enemy. enemy and air raids and bombing, etc., would certainly The experience of the last war showed that terrorize the frontier population, causing serious loss excepting the case of Chinese, all other guerilla in morale unless it has been trained and prepared in movement had sprung up only after the respective advance. And once a population is terror-stricken, it is territories had been overrun by the enemy. That was so very difficult to restore its morale and bring it to a state in France as well as in Russia. Wingate’s Expedition in of normalcy, what to say of building up its resistance Burma was also an example of setting up a guerilla base potential. Large-scale movement to safer areas would in enemy-occupied territory. In each of these cases, start impeding the movement of own army. And nothing prior guerilla movement had not been built up because is more propitious for the enemy than this disruption in neither the Swift German advance in France and Russia our lines of communication. nor the quick Japanese occupation of the whole of Pandit Nehru had apparently thought of all South-east Asia and Burma was foreseen. these matters and come to the conclusion that in the There are many good reasons why a resistance areas which were likely to be threatened by enemy movement should be prepared ahead of even a remote action, a resistance movement , both political and prospect of invasion by the enemy. As a guerilla physical, should be built up, if for nothing else, at least movement takes a long time to build up and a modern to sustain the people’s morale in peace time and in time war may be over in a few weeks’ time, the guerillas would of confrontation before hostilities. It was this idea of not be able to play an effective part against the enemy. this great and far-sighted leader which led to the birth Moreover, as all official and non-official organizations of SSB. would have withdrawn from the territory, it would be Naturally, with absolutely no experience in the difficult to build up an underground movement and to field of organizing this type of resistance those who open up lines of communication with it. Rivalries may were given charge of this work were finding it extremely crop up among self-appointed guerilla leaders and there difficult in undertaking it. It was not that they were not is always a chance of the enemy infiltrating its own men convinced about the need of such a movement in the in the guerilla movement if the organization has not frontiers areas but, having no experience and knowledge been built up and tested from before. All these reasons they were neither sure whether the population in the are valid and have been accepted by authorities dealing these areas would be responsive to such an idea, nor 93 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB sure whether they themselves were capable of building they approached the villagers, was that, whether it was up and sustaining such movement. However, the State in Himachal Pradesh or in the U.P. hill areas, in North Chief Minister and Governors were enthusiastic and Bengal or in North Assam, or in NEFA or other frontier though the services, civil, police and military, were at areas, they did not have to sell the idea to the people. first cold to this idea, the Chief Ministers who were The ground was already ready and people were avidly more in touch with the people’s mind realized the need waiting for the Government to do something, so that for such a movement and whole-heartedly supported it. they could play their part in the scheme of national resistance. The humiliation which India had suffered Scheme Takes Shape The regions were marked out according to their location at the hands of Chinese had been felt deeply by these in the frontier, NEFA being one, North Assam being frontier people. And, whether they had been in enemy another, North Bengal being the third, etc. Officers occupied areas or outside, they realized that in future, were specially selected from the State after judging their even worse situations might develop, and they must be enthusiasm and willingness to undertake this type rough ready to fight the enemy by every means at their disposal. and unconventional work and, by and large, they fitted They were even willing to be left behind the enemy lines themselves to their new tasks admirably. They were, to carry on the fight. however, inexperienced and had to be trained. There Small batches of armed police units were was, therefore, the inducted into the need of setting up a various areas to training institution give Village Level for them. As for Training. Though the Village Level originally it was Training, it had to be intended that the taken to the villagers training would be themselves, so as not confined to men to draw away people only, it was soon from their normal evident that women work. The hours of could not be left training were also behind because they fixed in consultation also came forward with the villagers. in large numbers Soon it was to receive training. apparent that the Shri B N Mullik briefing PM, Smt Indira Gandhi about training activities in Gwaldam in 1966 Hence, separate Village Level Training alone was not enough, though it arrangements had to be made for them also. Soon was absolutely essential in order to build up the morale the advance training institutions were taking students of the entire frontier population and was to be the by hundreds at a time and were finding it difficult to foundation on which any scheme of frontier resistance cope with the rush for admission. Women, not to be could be built up. It was found necessary to give advance left behind, also asked for advance training and separate training to people who would join the guerilla fighters’ training institutions had to be opened for them. group, and even leaders’ training to those amongst them Trust Begets Trust who would be working as Group Leaders. So, other There was a stir all-round. The tribal population, which training institutions had also to be set up, followed by had so far been considered to be sleepy and apathetic, the institutions for specialist training in medical care, had woken up to their responsibilities and were willing weapons, intelligence, communications, etc. to play their part in defending the country. So far there had been lack of trust in them which they had Warm Response A fact that struck the first group of officers, when deeply resented. But now they realized that, for the 94 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB first time in their experience, they were being trusted Eager Women by the Government to take part in this sacred work. In women’s training camp in North Bengal when asked So far there had been much resistance from the civil how they liked the training, one middle-aged Bengali and military authorities to allow the frontier people lady came forward and pleaded for advance training for to handle arms. Now that taboo was gone. He was women. When asked what she had learnt so far she said being given the rifle and the ammunition and was that she could now defend her husband and children being trained to use the weapons. No political training against enemy oppression. When it was suggested to her was necessary. The rifle had done the job. It was the that this much training should be enough for women, emblem of the Government’s faith in the people and she did not agree and wanted to learn first aid, shelter of people’s resistance against the enemy. The same rifle during air-raids and many other things which women which the soldier used to defend the country was in the could do during enemy occupation. And she was not hands of the masses of people, and they looked upon an exception. There were nearly two hundred women themselves as the soldiers of their motherland ready to in that training camp and they, in one voice, demanded fight to uphold her honor. more training so that they could be better prepared against the enemy. Who could say ‘no’ to this demand? It was discovered that in a very large training So facilities for women’s advance training were made camp in North Assam, a retired Headmaster aged immediately and this gave a new fillip to the resistance about 70, was also receiving training. When asked, what movement in the rural areas. he thought of it, he replied, “All my life I have seen people distrusted by the Government and its agencies. We never felt that we were a part of the Government or had any responsibilities in the management of its affairs or in the defence of the country. Things did not change even after independence. But now I feel that I really belong to this country, because for the first time I am being relied, that also for the great work of the country’s defence. You have given me this rifle which our army uses. Never before had I even touched a gun. We could not get a gun, because we could not get a license and were not trusted with it. Sir, you assure the Prime Minister that now we are all soldiers under him. Whether we die or live, we shall not allow the enemy to Women Volunteers showing their firing skill before PM Smt. Indira Gandhi take roots in our country.’’ There was a large women’s training camp in What greater fulfillment could there be of our Kangra. During an inspection tour when asked if the great leader’s cherished desire than this awakening in the trainees had any question, they enquired whether it was minds of the people of frontier areas, young and old, possible for women to fight against armed enemies. men and women, all irrespective of caste or creed that It was suggested to them that, in the Indian Puranic they were a part of the entire country and on them history, time after time when the gods had failed against rested the responsibilities of defending its territories the Asuras, Durga had come forward to demolish the as much as on the army or the police! There was no latter. Would they then considered women not capable question of any party politics here. What no amount of fighting the enemy? It is not that they had any doubt of political indoctrination could have achieved, the rifle about their ability to fight, but some fifth columnists had done. There was only one aim and was to defend had tried to cast doubts on them. Thereafter they called the country and in this noble task men and women now their unit the invincible ‘Durga Bahini’. felt that they had a part to play and they were ready to Frontiersmen Swarm do it. There was a camp in NEFA where whole families had 95 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB come from long distances, carrying their little belongings took turns at sentry and other duties and maintained the and twenty day’s rations on their backs and also their morale of the policemen, who held on to their position. children and had, on their own, built beautifully When a dead body had to be recovered from within the camouflaged shelter in the jungle adjoining the training enemy territory under heavy enemy firing, the training ground. When the husband and wife went for training, of the SSB men was put to severe test. Undaunted, two the children fended for themselves, the elder of them of them crawled to a distance of nearly sixty yards and taking care of the infants. Soon they were doing their brought back the dead body. Such was the spirit which own rifle-training using little pieces of sticks as their they had developed. weapon. And not a rupee was spent on the camp! In another frontier area, when the Chinese This was the pattern throughout the whole of threatened to act in collusion with Pakistan, nearly a the frontier. Men and women came rushing to receive thousand SSB men went underground and lived in the training. They did not ask for any payment, nor was that state for a month, obtaining their supplies from any payment offered to them. They did not think that the villagers. They had to spend their nights under they were doing any service to the Government. They trees at heights of eight to nine thousand feet in the considered that it was their moral and religious duty to month of October. But, they went through this ordeal take this training to be able to defend their village and willingly proving how well they had been prepared and their country. They did not consider that time spent on the villagers co-operated with them fully. Not a rifle was training was any loss to them. They rather felt that their lost and not a round of ammunition was misused. gain was immeasurable. In fact the whole population In a tribal area, the villagers by themselves had been roused. When, during a demonstration before took up the work of protecting the bridges which were the Prime Minister, hundred of trained men and women the only means of communication, acted as guides volunteers appeared from nowhere in the Jungle and to the army units and the more advance trained men again disappeared at a moment’s notice, they evoked collected in groups and along with their Organizers spontaneous appreciation from the VIP’s. The latter were went underground to fight the enemy, if they appeared deeply impressed when even women volunteers proved in their territory. that they were as good with their rifle at the targets as policemen or soldiers. The VIP’s were astounded to see When a call went out to fight enemy infiltrators that the whole border area had been transformed. in Jammu, nearly two hundred SSB men from Kangra volunteered to leave their homes and come to the By 1965, a million and a half men and women Pakistan frontier for that purpose. They acquitted had been trained throughout the border and the training themselves creditably and foiled many of the commando had been extended to new areas covering the eastern raids by enemy troops and succeeded in flushing out a and western fronts also. number of infiltrators. SSB on test The Healing Touch The SSB was tested when the war with Pakistan broke Apart from the first and the primary work of the out in 1965. In village Satrasal of Goalpara district in SSB to defend the motherland, there is much social Assam, right on the border of East Pak, there was such service which the SSB men can do in these areas, many terrific firing by the enemy that under army’s direction, of which are inaccessible. While the Government the armed police picket was ordered to be withdrawn development work is progressing and is bringing about to a safer distance. It became apparent in that case that a general uplift in the standard of the people’s living, the people of the village would also have to evacuate. there is yet a large amount of individual suffering in this There were eight or ten advance trained SSB men in vast country for which it is not immediately possible to the village. They would not allow their village to fall find adequate remedies. A man may be seriously ill and in the hands of the enemy. They went into the police the nearest hospital may be twenty miles away in this trenches, told the armed policemen not to evacuate, difficult territory. It is, impossible for him to go to the maintained their supplies, dug communication trenches, doctor, nor can the doctor come to him. In such a case, 96 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB can, with the help of villagers, provide the connecting link. While colleges are being built, the village in the remote areas may not have even the accommodation for a small school but, the SSB can build school for them or even provide teachers for it. In sudden cyclones and other elemental disasters help from government agencies take long time to reach, but the SSB is there to do the needful. The sterling service which the SSB in Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling districts did during the unprecedented floods in 1967 is still vividly in the people’s minds. The fact SSB Doctor checking patients in a remote border village in UP that there is someone all the time going round the villages to look after their needs and help the the Medic of the SSB can take the healing touch to the people is a great morale booster and contributes greatly villager and administer to his needs. In many cases, with to the heightening of the people’s resistance potential the training which they have received, they would be able and their integration with the rest of the country. to cure the sick. But, when they find that it is it beyond Death Defying Spirit their capacity, they can arrange to transport the sick to the nearest hospital. The fact that the Government of The SSB idea, the seeds of which had been India are now (then) thinking of a scheme of extending sown in the frontier areas by our great leaders, Pandit this type of medical help throughout the whole country Jawaharlal Nehru, has now fully blossomed and the only proves its relevance, particularly when it is applied frontiers areas are fully seized of their responsibilities to the border areas where medical help is much more and are prepared to do every sacrifice in discharging difficult to get then in the plains. them. Innumerable verses have been written and even Someone to look to plays have been enacted to rouse this death-defying While big roads are being built, communication from a spirit in these frontier areas. village to the main road may yet be difficult, but the SSB The frontiers people fully realize that in this great ‘Yojna’, i.e., fight for the honour and integrity of the motherland, every person has a part to play whether he is old or young, man or women. To them the mother and motherland are superior to heaven. ‘Janani Janma bhoomishcha swargadhapi gariyasi’. For ten years the SSB has defended the motherland, and, given the same leadership and the same inspiration, they will continue to defend the country in coming years too. Defend the Motherland is their motto. This motto was not given to them by any outside agency. It was adopted by the people themselves. And what better motto can there be than ‘Defend the Motherland? (The article was earlier published in the 10th Anniversary Issue of SSB News in May-1973) Rescue & Relief 97 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Padma Shree Narayan Singh Bhati Zipashni - A Profile The History Cell at FHQ dug up facts about the ‘Legend’ and ‘Trainer par Excellence’ Padma Shree N S Bhati former DIG (Trg) ay back in 1989, when I joined SSB, Shri N Padma Shree N S Bhati felicitated S Bhati was in the last leg of his service and Sashastra Seema had its proudest moments was my first boss for two and half months. W on 24th December 2015, when the finest Officer of He was DIG (Training) and was also supervising the SSB, Shri N S Bhati Zipashni was felicitated during works of the Publicity Cell. Three minutes into my the 52nd Anniversary Day Parade Celebrations by introduction, he divined that I was a wee bit homesick none other than the Union Home Minister, Shri and so he cut short my introduction and advised me to Rajnath Singh in the presence of, Shri B D Sharma visit the Karnataka Sangha at Moti Bagh to get some IPS Director General, SSB, dignitaries from Ministry good South Indian food and meet a lot of Kannadigas of Home Affairs, Senior Officers of all CPMFs, a to feel good. He was a simple man, very awake and with battery of retired SSB Officers (some of Shri Bhatti’s an air of commitment. He indeed was right. Before I colleagues and scores of his trainees) and families of could express my delight at his concern for me, he was SSB personnel. on his feet in anticipation. Simultaneously, the door opened and the Shri H B Johri Director, SSB was in and Shri Rajnath Singh stepped out and walked enquired about some training statistics. Shri N S Bhati’s up to the octogenarian and adorned him with a photographic memory was in full flow. He matched shawl, scroll and memnto It was heartwarming to see the battery of questions and rattled out the our beloved Shri N S Bhati return and take his place actual breakup of the again in our hearts, as a ‘Legend’ and a ‘Trainer par number of Volunteers Excellence’. trained in different SSB Divisions, that year, the number of men and women Volunteers trained, number of persons who completed intensive training and the number of persons due for the Refresher Course, again State wise, still without opening the file which had the details. In all, he mentioned Shri Rajnath Singh Union Home Minister felicitating twenty odd figures, I was Shri N.S.Bhati on Anniversary Day function of SSB dazed and askingly looked at him. Clairvoyantly, was the stuff Shri N S Bhati was made. As all good he answered ‘trust your things come to an end, on 31st May 1989, Shri Bhati memory not your paper’. superannuated and was given an enduring send off, by This was the first lesson I all. learnt from him. Twenty Meanwhile, the Government of Andhra seven years later this Pradesh was looking for an expert who could help raise sagely gem is pertinent to a self driven and contained Force to counter the Naxal the even this Android menace which by then had a stranglehold in many parts generation. That of Andhra Pradesh (AP). Shri N.S.Bhati 98 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB The Grey Hounds personnel were unstoppable even in the Naxals own territory or during counter ambush at naxals chosen time and space. They knew the Naxals inside out and so were always a few steps ahead of them. They hunted and gunned down and broke the spine of Naxal Movement in Andhra Pradesh. As a result, the Naxals left all their strong holds including, Warangal, where they were indomitable. As a consequence, there are more Telugu speaking Naxal leaders from Andhra Pradesh leading the movement from neighboring states. The Grey Hounds struck successfully in the Shri Sridhar Upadhyay DD and Shri N S Bhati briefing the Cabinet Secretary about training activities ahead of the 1971 Indo Pak War neighboring States too. On the request The GoAP made no mistake in appointing of the GoAP, Grey Hounds also trained the Andhra Shri Narayan Singh Bhati Zipashni, DIG, SSB (Retd.) as Pradesh Police and is now extending training to other a consultant, in 1989. Shri Bhati was made of legendary Naxal affected states. Time has proved that Shri N S stuff and proved to be the best amongst the best. Single Bhati was unquestionably, the finest choice. The Grey mindedly, he studied the AP Police for a while, checked Hounds is now not just an elite School, it is the finest records and then handpicked a few personnel and took Counter Insurgency Institution in Asia and may be in them for rigorous training at the Grey Hounds, which he the World too. painstakingly created. He planned the modus operandi, Shri N S Bhati was born on May 18, 1931. He conceptualized the training, created the environment completed B.Sc. and L.L.B. in 1952 from Rajasthan and also conducted training for the men and Officers University. He joined the Intelligence Bureau as of grey Hounds. ACIO-II, on 1st October 1953. He performed some His motivation sessions were elaborate yet extraordinary top secret work in SIB in Calcutta and also focused as he always emphasized that anything was did some intelligence cover job in Jodhpur Area. Three possible, if the motivational levels are high. He used years later, he was promoted as ACIO-I (re-designated all his SSB experience to train the Grey Hounds as a as Field Officer) and was posted in vulnerable areas of Special Force, which was well trained, effective, highly Himachal Pradesh. His services were highly appreciated motivated and did curb the growing menace of Left Wing Extremism like a linchpin. A veteran in Guerilla Warfare, Counter Insurgency and Counter Subversion the trainees soon found that they were a blessed lot to have Shri N S Bhati to be their ‘Mentor par Excellence’. Due to his constant guidance, motivation and insatiable urge to continuously keep the training relevant to the Grey Hound. This endeavor ensured unprecedented success in countering the increasing threat of Naxalism. To this day, in this ripe age I am told he attends the morning PT in Hyderabad, daily. Padma Shri N S Bhati extreme right 99 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB and promoted as DCIO and posted to Ladakh after accomplished in an exemplary manner, that year. He the Chinese Aggression in 1962. He worked for four was then decorated with a much deserved Indian Police years in Ladakh and again later during the Indo Pak war Medal for Meritorious Service, in 1972. 1965. He proved his mettle in yet another very special In 1973, Shri Bhati was given additional assignment involving great risk in Kargil Area for which responsibility of dealing with construction and he was commended by the Director of Intelligence establishment matters of SSB. In 1974, Shri N S Bhati Bureau. went to United Kingdom for a specialized training. After He was then sent to the Special Service Bureau he returned, he focused on improving the qualities and (SSB)’s Frontier Academy Officers Training School standards of instructors and training in the Academy. (FAOTC) in Mahabaleshwar in Maharastra, that year. Periodically, he also discharged the duty of Deputy Keeping in mind the skills, knowledge and expertise Director of Frontier Academy in a very professional acquired by him about the Indo-Tibetan Border manner, in addition to his assigned duties. His matchless Areas and his unrivaled performance in the course (he service record and performance was unrivaled and so he scored 100% and topped the course), he was promptly was promoted as Dy Director, in 1982. appointed as Instructor at the FAOTC on deputation to On 1st July 1983, Shri N S Bhati took charge the SSB, in 1966 from IB. as Divisional Organizer, Uttar Pradesh Division in Here he conducted various training courses in addition to his duties of Dy Director (Training) at SSB Counter Subversion, National Integration and Counter Headquarters. Further, he willingly shouldered the Insurgency with a high responsibilities of Frontier order of competence Academy Gwaldam too, and dedication. Later, he on 31st October 1983. was promoted as Senior Meanwhile, situation Instructor at FAOTC. He demanded that he be organized and supervised entrusted an important a number of training operation of sensitive programmes during nature between October that period not only for 1983 and January 1984, SSB but, for other sister which he accomplished organizations and Indian with great élan. He not Army too. He worked only proved himself as Chief Instructor, to be an indispensable Assistant Director and Officer but, also a great then Dy Director as head Shri Rajiv Gandhi, the then P.M browsing exhibition in a SSB camp in Arunachal Pradesh team leader who carried of the Premier Training Institute of SSB in Gwaldam his team all along by being part of it. In 1984, he was (Uttarakhand) for about 10 years and trained almost all awarded the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished the Officers of the organization, who joined the Force Services. in that decade. Shri N S Bhati retired from SSB in 1989 after During the 1971 Bangladesh Operations too, putting in 23 years of glorious service in SSB. In he did commendable work in organizing, planning and recognition of his incredible contribution in quelling directing the training of Bangladeshi guerillas in various Left Wing Extremism and setting up high standards in tactics of Guerilla Warfare and worked unceasingly Training, Shri Bhati has been awarded the Padma Shree from May to December 1971, with full devotion to in 2011. He will remain amongst the tallest amongst all duty and produced tangible results in his assigned Officers of SSB. job. Commensurate to his caliber the Government SSB Samachar wishes him the finest of health of India assigned a special task of training, which he and divine blessings for all times to come. 100 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB The RCC Experience at SSB Gwaldam t, perhaps, was not easy for the DG SSB Shri B.D. Sharma to grant this “yes”! Despite my immodest claims of possessing the requisite physical fitness, A.K. Singh, IPS I Additional Director General of Police the reluctance on his part to permit me for the Rock Climbing Course was absolutely justified. At 55 years Gandhinagar, Gujarat I far exceeded the prescribed upper age ceiling of 40. twenty young constables mostly from CAPFs and I , As he personally tried to explain to me, any concession a grey haired ADG . Nobody, including the veteran there was violative of a very sensible governmental instructors of the SSB Mountaineering Wing, was rule; more importantly he didn’t want to expose my accustomed to this extreme “polarity”, and there was own safety to serious risk. However, I did not relent my a very palpable anxious awkwardness all through those attempts to extract a nomination for the course. It initial hours. Ultimately, I had to plead to both the was only a few months back that I instructors as well as the fellow along with my wife had successfully participants, that it would do me a done the treacherous high altitude lot of good if they treated me only trek to Rupkund, thanks to some as yet another trainee. It wasn’t very generous support from the before long, thereafter, that the ice Mountaineering Wing of SSB melted and with generous dose of Gwaldam. I think, it was the helpful encouragement from all passionate recommendation quarters, I was well on my way to from Shri S. Bandhopadhyay, IG become a certified Rock Climber. SSB Academy Srinagar (which I unashamedly and desperately The Senior Mountaineering mobilized) and some exaggerated Instructor Shri Bisht and his team projection of my mental readiness of elite instructors left no stone from some of my senior IPS unturned in converting my raw colleagues in Gujarat which enthusiasm into a genuine mental nudged the DG SSB to finally give and physical preparedness to go his nod. The permission was with through the extremely demanding a condition requiring me to sign a course. Two trainers were specially technical waiver that it was entirely attached to me for making me go at my own risk: and for Shri through a customized fitness Badhopadhyay that he like Trishul, training session at the crack of the would keep a constant watchful dawn every day. While these 5 to eye on me all through the course. 10 km road runs interspersed with Bandhopadhyay saheb happily lot of body weight strengthening agreed to that, but with a quid pro quo of assurance exercises started toning my body, listening firsthand to of my company on his treacherous mountain biking their mountaineering experiences fuelled up my mental expeditions! resilience tremendously. I very vividly remember the atmosphere of After three full days of solid grounding on bewilderment when on 21st September, 2015 I walked theoretical principles and craft of rock-climbing, detailed into the very first class of the 141st Rock Climbing familiarization with technical equipment and a very Course (RCC) - at SSB CI & JW Trg. Centre, rigorous briefing on safety and emergency management Gwaldam. The course participants consisted of some protocols, it was time to head out to the rocks. Rest of the course was going to be all outdoors from then 101 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB onwards. Every day the group would be transported hurled at much younger fellow participants whenever to the Rock feature slated for the day - which would any of them froze out of scare in a climb – “ pachpan generally be accessible only after a short but strenuous saal ke BUDHE saheb kar le rahe hain or pachhees saal trek. This was a great way to warm up. ki umar me tum … beep…beep….beep…” The RCC of SSB has a fantastic set of training was ultimately very happy to complete this extremely Rocks as the region around Gwaldam is richly endowed challenging course, hopefully meeting, all the with spectacular Himalyan terrain. The selection of performance expectations of the SSB Academy and Rocks has been fine tuned through a huge experience its elite mountaineering wing. At the same time I felt bank of conducting 140 previous batches of RCC quite relieved that I did not present any time during the over more than several decades. One would marvel course any contingency of medical nature ( not counting at the range of complexity, grade and degree of the embarrassing allergic reaction episode to Dim Dim difficulty which these rocks offer in order to ratchet up attacks) and betray the trust shown in me by the DG systematically the learning of techniques. These rocks SSB when he accepted my nomination. This would not also gradually build exposure to an ever more challenging have been possible without the endless encouragement psychological dimension of “ head for heights”. Each and support showered on me by Shri Jagdish Kapkoti one, like “Lama” rock, had a legend behind. Some like and every single instructor of the mountaineering wing. “Saikia Rock” had stories of miserable evocation of “Bisht Sir”, “Bhatt Sir”, “Sonam Sir”, “Shukla Sir”, fear behind their naming, which the instructors would “Tamta Sir”, Bhati, Lama, Anand, Khan…. their list is mischievously narrate in lighter moments. Suffice it to long and I can’t ever be grateful enough to each of them. say that, after hearing these stories I prayed to God to I must also say a big thank you to my fellow trainees for save me from any dubious episode that associated like accommodating my presence in their midst. In this long this, my name with any rock for service thus far , I have attended eternity! several in service training The enormity of the courses with high sounding names in some of the most elite challenges of the course dawned institutions in the world but the on me in no time. The gravity unparalleled joy and learning in defying climbing demonstrations these three weeks, which I spent by highly skilled instructors on with all constables as fellow impossible looking rock faces participants, will remain etched did not help my confidence. It in my consciousness forever! was a leap of faith for me to even imagine that at the end “What next?” this of the course, I would be able question started cropping up in to do it all. Noticing a sense my mind as the course came to of disbelief on my face Sonam a successful end. The answer “Sir” discreetly shared with me came from Mr. Somit Joshi, Commandant of CI&JW TC what I call as the golden tip. He and a mountaineer of great said gently – “ It is not so much repute with Everest already under his belt, when he about strength. It is all about technique, balance and ordered the mountaineering section to size my feet for mental robustness which actually has got nothing to do snow climbing boots – a clear indication that I would with age! Rocks are climbed with mind!!” There was no be welcome to attend the prestigious Medium and High looking back for me after that. After the first week my Altitude Training Courses with the SSB. Has it not confidence rose high enough- and I kind of even started ignited a chain of fresh dreams in my heart…….? Only arrogantly enjoying the taunts which instructors loudly time will tell! 102 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB Impeccable Trust Shri M L Chaudhuri former Inspector General revisits his tryst with destiny, where intimidation if not threat to life confronted him. As a gesture of deep gratitude he recollects Pastor Chowna’s family, his work in SSB and the challenging times he had in MNF ridden Mizoram Jampui hill as their Sanctuary and launching pad for offensive in Mizoram. In order to thwart their designs to use the soil of Jampui hill SSB launched a sustained M L Chaudhuri National integration programme dovetailed with the Former Inspector General, SSB development programmes like construction of water reservoirs, club-house, weaving centers, training-cum- n the early 70’s, insurgency in Mizoram was at its peak production centers of local handicrafts and promotion and the rebel leader Lal Denga of the Mizo National of horticulture with the various grants-in-aid schemes of IFront (MNF) was in control of the insurrection for the Government of India with an aim to instill in people a separate state of Mizoram from the Union of India. of Jampui hill a sense of oneness and belonging with the People belonging to Mizo community were agog with rest of the country and the mainstream of population. the cry for an independent sovereign Mizoram. Mizos, Undoubtedly, it was a daunting and challenging task to particularly the boys and girls after taking up arms went persuade people to join such activities. into the jungles and were highly charged with their single point agenda, an independent Mizoram. Ambushes, In order to pursue these activities, we first raids, killings, lootings were endemic in Mizoram and befriended the local people and gained the confidence along the borders of neighboring state of Tripura which and support of the church leaders, village-chiefs and was separated from Mizo hill by a small river known as pastors. Our main plank was Pastor Reverend Chowna Longai. A large number of people belonging to Mizo of Hmompui village. He was in his 70’s and a thorough community were living on the picturesque plateau gentleman, popular, caring with full of compassion and known as Jampui hill in the South-East of Mizoram. sense of humour. With Pastor Chowna’s credential, There were about twelve sparsely populated villages soon I befriended all village-chiefs, young boys and girls dispersed on the serene and tranquil hill-top of Jampui. and gained the trust and confidence of Jampui hill. I It was heart rendering when English tune in Spanish/ used to frequently visit Pastor Chowna’s home and both English guitars kept on flowing in the morning and dead Pastor Chowna and his wife treated me like their son. night breeze from a distant hamlet tearing the heart of Under guidance and advice of Pastor Chowna, I spread damsels on the other spur of the hill. my network from village to village and became popular among the Mizo community in Jampui hill. Mizo people on the hill-tops of Jampui were generally peace loving, God fearing and nature loving. To be precise, my job was to organize and Most people were indifferent about what was happening conduct group meetings, identify development projects, on the other side of the hill top in Mizoram. True, the disburse project wise sanction amount, execute spillover of insurgency and armed struggle affected the agreement between the President of India and grantees people who became victims of occasional denigration by and monitor the execution of works and finally obtain the armed ultras of MNF. Police/CRPF personnel who completion cum utilization certificates and rendered the were deployed in the Jampui hill also became victims of accounts to the Government. Eventually, the machang ambushes, raids and arms snatching and so on. Given type wooden bungalow of Pastor Chowna became my the above situation in Jampui hill vis-à-vis Mizoram, it permanent guest house. I used to stay for days there and had been a constant cause of worries and concern for became more or less a member of Pastor family. Both, the central and state Governments as to how to insulate Rev Pastor, Mrs Pastor and their sons, daughters and and isolate Jampui hill from the influence of insurgency daughter-in-laws became my kith and kin. Meanwhile, of Mizoram. MNF cadres were using Mizo inhabited I developed taste for coarse rice and boiled R.B. Paste 103 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB with salt and green chilly. Dal, fish, meat were delicious, bed. Pastor quietly entered the room and very stoically but very rarely served. Wooden dining table, chairs and told me not to venture out from the room unless he crockery and cutleries were all made of porcelain and himself called. He told me that a group of armed MNF of course, strict table etiquettes were maintained during ultras were scheduled to reach his home late evening meals and all the members had to sit together in every to take food. He further clarified that he thought of meal which will start with chanting verses from holy the arrangement for my safety and protection. Some of Bible. Dinner was generally served immediately after the young MNF cadres, according to him were arrogant dusk followed by gossip, hilarious jokes, humor and rogues. He did not want that they did any harm to me playing of Spanish guitars and lastly a puff of “BAILO” and hence the arrangement was made fool proof. The (Local cigar/cigarette). I was then about 26 years of age MNF cadres generally were respectful to women folk and was an eligible bachelor and so both Rev Chowna and maintained distance from female. Pastor prepared and Mrs Chowna used to often cut jokes and pull my a cover-story that his son Vaika came this evening all leg. Mizo society is a free society. Boys and girls mix the way from Aizwal and was exhausted due to long freely and join together for dance and choir. Be it a boy and arduous journey and therefore gone to bed early, to or girl everyone will shake hands to greet each other. diffuse the suspicion and query, if any. Having heard the Rev Chowna used to caution me saying there was no cover-story, a chill ran through my spine and I started harm in “CIBAI” (hand shake), but don’t get chewed sweating heavily despite cold climate of Jumpui hill. I by the beauty of Mizo damsels followed by a hearty could not shut my eyes in bed and was breathing heavily. laughter. In this context, I remember my mentor Late At dead of night when the hamlet was fast Sukumar Bhowmik who used to advise me ‘Brother, asleep and pin drop silence engulfed the whole village I you must maintain a respectful distance from women heard heavy footsteps of a group of men who entered if you want to survive and be a successful crusader for Pastor’s home and spoke in hush-hush voice. Rev Pastor tribal upliftment. A minor slip in this matter might be and Mrs Pastor welcomed them and served the meals disastrous and bring you crest-fallen’, which I shelved and after an hour or so they left the home quietly for in my heart during my entire sojourn in the tribal Areas an unknown destination. Every footstep on the wooden and finally came unscathed. floor sounded to me like a hammer hitting the chest. In Every room in Pastor’s bungalow had stickers these 2-3 crucial hours my body became totally frozen. like Dining-hall, Chapel, Kitchen, Wash-room, bedroom When Rev Chowna called me I was dumbfound, my and likewise. I had an earmarked bedroom to retire after voice choked, perspiring profusely and even not in a day work. Other members of the family too had their frame of mind to thank him. I was out of my words to own bedroom. One evening, I found Rev Chowna little acknowledge and thank him for the concern he showed restive and was not in his usual mood. Mrs Chowna asked to save me and for his love and care he showered upon me and her daughter-in-law in low voice to take food me so indulgently and profusely too on that crucial night. early and need not join dinner with them. Rev Chowna Invaluable trust he reposed on me was unthinkable and in his normal humorous mood told me to sleep in his impeccable. Rev Chowna was a legendary and father- son’s bed room with his daughter-in-law. His son Vaika figure in Jampui hill of Tripura and I maintained touch was at Aizwal, the capital town of Mizoram. I took it as with him till he breathed his last. In his 90’s when he was a joke and laughed at the silly proposition. Then to my abandoned by all his near and dear ones I did give him utter surprise found that Rev Chowna was serious about solace in every manner possible which were too little for the arrangement. He rather forced me to the bedroom the kindness and care he bestowed upon me abundantly. of his son and daughter-in-law. I quietly obeyed him and He occupied a special place in my heart even to this went to bed in the room earmarked for me. After a little date. He was a true savior for whom I got a new lease while his daughter-in-law also joined me in the same of life from a clutch of trigger-happy MNF cadres. 104 Celebrating 50 years of Chronicling SSB On the occasion of the inauguration of Bomdila SHQ, DG SSB welcoming Shri Kiren Rijiju MoS(Home) Smt Archana Ramasundaram IPS, DG SSB alongwith IG(OPS) and IG, Guwahati Frontier on way to Sector Headquarters, Bomdila