Park dedicated to unsung heroes of military intelligence comes up in Pune

PTI Pune: The 'Satark Park', India's first such structure dedicated to military intelligence operatives, has been inaugurated in Maharashtra's Pune with an aim to showcase some of the most valorous episodes associated with these unsung heroes, officials said. The park features 40 busts of military intelligence personnel who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. Each bust is accompanied by a brief description of their heroism. Lieutenant General Pradeep Kumar Chahal, Colonel Commandant, Intelligence Corps, and Commandant, MINTSD, inaugurated the park on Saturday. Families of the fallen heroes were among those who attended the event.

Located in Wanwadi area of Pune Cantonment, the 'Satark Park' has been conceptualised and developed by the Roadways Solutions India Infra Ltd (RSIIL) in association with the Military Intelligence Training School and Depot (MINTSD). It is inspired by the Corps of Military Intelligence motto 'Sada Satark' (always alert), as per officials. The park has a wall with the Intelligence Corps' song, an abstract s c u l p t u r e of Bharat Mata symbolising the invisible nature of their work along with busts of 40 martyrs, ranging from 1962 to 2020. These include Brig RD Mehta, Nk Mehtab Singh (1962), Nk Bipin Chandra (1970), Nk Pratap Singh (1977), Lt Col Baldev Anand (1990), Lt Col K Krishnamoorthy (1994), Nk Jai Singh (2001), Capt Jitesh Bhutani (2003), Maj Mukesh Chaurasia (2005), Brig RS Mehta (2008), Sub Rakesh Kumar (2020), among others. Majority of the military intelligence personnel and officers sacrificed their lives in the line of duty in Jammu and Kashmir and were awarded military honours posthumously, officials said.

"The idea to develop a park dedicated to fallen heroes of the Intelligence Corps since 1962 was proposed by the Roadways Solutions India Infra Ltd. The firm researched and worked on the project with the help of the Military Intelligence Training School and Depot and came up with this beautiful structure," Lt Gen Chahal told PTI on Saturday.