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Talbahat
military station is on its way to make its mark among the finest,
writes
Khursheed Dinshaw
Today, Talbahat has all the amenities, the credit for which goes to
Brig DN Singh, commander of the Strike One Artillery Brigade, the man
with an unparalleled vision and forethought. When he assumed command,
the station demanded a lot to be done to bring it to its present
befitting standard. Vini-vidi-vici, I came, I saw, I conquered have
been aptly proved by him. The station boasts of an air conditioned
auditorium, a staffed Kendriya Vidyalaya, socially active Sainik and
Officer institutes, a well stocked air conditioned CSD, well
maintained environmental parks, swimming pool, tennis and squash
courts, badminton court, basketball court, pool table, a golf course,
walking plaza, family parks, open air restaurant, nature park and an
aqua node.
Vocational training is being imparted in the AWWA vocational training
centre to hone the vocational skills of PBOR and an AWWA shop has been
opened in the Sarvatra Shopping centre. Taking a cue from the golden
words of GOC, Strike One Core ‘Hum honge kaamyab har din’ Strike One
Gunners have put their best foot forward to beautify the station.
Rockeries and fountains have added to the elegance of the station. The
walking plaza with soothing music and greenery all around mesmerizes.
The effort of the Gunners towards the restoration of rapidly degrading
environment is commendable. This polythene free station manages
disposal of bio- degradable waste in an environment friendly manner.
The dry leaves are not burnt but buried in the earth for their natural
degradation.
 The
station is also home to exquisite birds and animals who have been
provided a safe haven in their environmental parks. In their endeavour
to keep the station clean and green, various tree plantation
programmes have been organised from time to time. Their amla, guava
and lemon gardens with the mango orchard are maintained and developed
along with the cooperation of Department of Horticulture, UP State.
The commander of this environment friendly station has also got
heritage guns and war trophies displayed along the central road to
inculcate a spirit of patriotism amongst all ranks and families. The
Aqua Node that is located 1½ Kms away from the station is constructed
on the banks of river Betwa. It caters to all the requirements of
watermanship training and also poses as a recreational centre for
defence personnel. The Lakeview Institute of Infomation Technology (LIIT)
with its inverter back up is a big step towards IT literacy of the
troops and their families. Equipped with modern systems and faculty,
it also has an air-conditioned crèche to accommodate the children of
families who come for computer classes. The Section Hospital is
equipped with the latest technology and equipments, a separate
air-conditioned dental section, an ECG room, artificial breathing
system and a pathology lab, an air-conditioned ambulance and a
well-furnished waiting lobby. This hospital is self-sustained to cater
for casualties and emergencies like burns, snake- bites, diabetic
disorders and cardiac arrests. Immunization programmes for infants are
conducted periodically and rare medicines/vaccines are stocked at all
times for damage control. Their formation library holds a 10,000 plus
collection of books of all genres, various magazines and newspapers
including regional ones. This voluminous make over of Talbahat
military station by the Gunners has made this station second to none.
Fighting Foeticide
Female infanticide and foeticide is arguably the most brutal and
destructive manifestation of the anti-female bias that pervades
“patriarchal” societies. It is closely linked to the phenomena of
sex-selective abortion, which targets female foetuses almost
exclusively, and neglect of girl children. And creating awareness
about this heinous crime NCC has taken a lead. In a first of its kind
in the state of West Bengal nearly 500 Cadets, 14 Officers and 21 JCOs
and NCOs of National Cadet Corps (NCC) group ‘B’ have pledged to fight
female foeticide. The resolve was made at the recently concluded
Combined Annual Training Camp conducted in Kolkata by 3 Bengal
Battalion, Serampore. Cadet Pranita Halder said “She fells privileged
to be born as a girl in this world. NCC has given me a mission to live
for. I am going to fight female foeticide where ever and whenever it
comes to my knowledge”.According to Col Dutta the Commanding Officer
of 3 Bengal NCC Battalion “Female Foeticide and infanticide are
heinous crimes which unfortunately still occur in our society. This is
a small effort from my team to prevent its occurrence. We would be
shortly launching an increased awareness campaign for other citizens
as well”.
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