six states, covering approximately 1.5 lakh square kilometers
Bikaner, ¼ Rajasthan ½ South Western Command, the seventh and the
youngest command of the Indian Army is nine
years old today. Christened the Sapta Shakti - it
is eternally reso lved to conform to its motto of "Forever Victorious". 
Defence Spokesman Col.S.D.Goswami Said Sapta Shakti Command
has extensive operational responsibility extending over six states,
covering approximately 1.5 lakh square kilometers. The Sapta
Shakti Command always maintains the highest standards of
operational preparedness. The Command is well prepared to meet security
challenges both externally and internally and continues to maintain a high
level of readiness for all types of contingencies and retain the capability to
operate in the entire spectrum of conflict. Troops are motivated and the morale
is high. The Command in addition to guarding the frontiers,
provides assistance to the civil administration during
natural/manmade calamities and maintenance of law and order.
The
command has developed world class training infrastructure at Mahajan Field
Firing Ranges in last 2-3 yrs which is utilised for carrying out
Joint Exercises with
friendly foreign countries like Russia, USA, UK, France, Thailand and Kazakhstan
in addition to routine training of Indian Army.
Promoting
sports and adventure activities including development of infrastructure remains
one of the major areas of emphasis of
Sapta Shakti Command.
The Aqua Node at Kota has been developed as a training node for wind surfing,
for the Indian Army. Over a period of time, the node has also developed other
water sports facilities like Kayaking, Water Skiing, Sailing, Water Scooter and
Rafting. Cycling node at Jaipur is hub for training the cyclist of the Indian
Army, who has won laurels at National and International cycling events.
Since
inception, despite varied constraints, a large number of projects have been
undertaken at different military stations for a greener environment. This
includes setting up of environmental parks, rain water harvesting,
arboriculture and establishment of nature parks.
The area
of Sapta Shakti Command covers the states which have maximum
density of serving soldiers and veterans. The care of veterans is
an extremely important facet of the Indian Army philosophy which also
encourages the younger generation to volunteer for the Indian Army. Hence, a
number of measures have been initiated towards the same. These include
management of Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), empowerment of
State and District Soldiers Boards for a proactive interface between the
Ex-Servicemen and State Government to resolve their problems and setting up of
Resettlement Directorates and Placement Cells to train serving soldiers for
post retirement employment. Ex-servicemen rallies and Pension
Adalats are also being organised regularly to remain in touch with them and
endeavor to resolve their problems.
Another
commitment of Sapta Shakti Command is to rehabilitate the bereaved families of
our brave martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the Nation. To provide solace
and succour to our Veer Naris and war widows, various projects are being run,
in all stations of the Command. Sapta Shakti Command has endeavored to
rehabilitate differently abled children and disabled veterans. Special
children are also educated at Army ASHA Schools to
provide specialised care with a view to making them physically self sufficient,
developing vocational skills and releasing their latent potential to the
fullest degree possible.
Sapta
Shakti Command under the able leadership of GOC-in-C (Army
Commander) Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni, is committed to uphold the
glorious traditions of the Indian Army and be steadfast in their resolve to
meet the myriad challenges confronting the Nation, always and forever.
SOUTH WESTERN COMMAND
( A GEO-STRATEGIC NECESSITY)
The
frontage of SW Command covers varied terrain - the plains, semi desert and
desert sector - which necessitates different approach for each
sector. The development of intricate canal system for irrigation in
the region has further increased the complexity of nature of operation.
The
well developed and high value territory on both sides of IB - particularly in
Punjab and Northern post of Rajasthan demands operational preparedness of high
value. The area of Southern Rajasthan is open and suited to
mechanized operations. Any sovereign nation would like to defend its
territory from various threats. South Western Command formation and
units are well poised to maintain adequate defensive balance in every
contingency.
Before
creation of the South Western Command, our adversary found the sparsely -
populated and barren landscape a convenient axis of entry for its armour and
mechanized infantry as happened in 1965 as well as in 1971 (South Western
Command a Geo-strategic necessity) Since the creation of the
South Western Command, there has been tighter vigil, an accelerated process of
patrolling along the IB wire fencing. The integration of technology in
our surveillance plans has ensured
No gaps along the IB.
2005,
when the SW Command was commissioned India had taken the first step to rectify
an imbalance and to plug the loophole. Operations of SW Command have a major
bearing on operations on western front, SW Command has a synergy with both
western and southern army commands. Moreover, terrain facilitates bold
employment of mechanished forces and maximum combat power can be developed
which in turn can be facilitate achievement of the end state.
The
South Western Command has the unique distinction of being the test bed command
for implementation of Tac C31 (Tactical Command, control, communication and
Intelligence) system in its field formations. The system is being
fielded with an aim to help planning, directing and controlling the field
forces to provide accurate, timely and credible information to commanders at
all levels. Process, display and evaluate data for situational
awareness as an aid for decision support and disseminate orders and decisions
to own force and weapon systems.
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