Pune: ‘Satark Park,’ the country’s first structure dedicated to military intelligence operatives, was inaugurated in Pune on Saturday. It aims to highlight the most gallant episodes associated with these unsung heroes. According to officials, the majority of MI personnel and officers, in whose honor the park has been built, sacrificed their lives in the line of duty in Jammu and Kashmir.
About ‘Satark Park’ –
According to a PTI report, the park has been conceptulised and developed by Roadways Solutions India Infra Ltd (RSIIL) in collaboration with Military Intelligence Training School and Depot (MINTSD). It features 40 busts of MI personnel who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. Each idol is accompanied by a brief description of their heroism.
The report added that the park is located in the Wanwadi area of Pune Cantonment which is inspired by Corps of Military Intelligence motto ‘Sada Satark’ ( always alert). It was inaugurated by Lieutenant General Pradeep Kumar Chahal, Colonel Commandant, Intelligence Corps, and Commandant, Military Intelligence Training School and Depot.
The park has a wall with the Intelligence Corps’ song, an abstract sculpture of Bharat Mata symbolizing 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, the PTI report said.
Lt General Chahal On ‘Satark Park’
Lt General Chahal talking about the park said, ”The idea to develop a park dedicated to the fallen heroes of the Intelligence Corps since 1962 was proposed by Roadways Solutions India Infra Ltd (RSIIL). The firm researched and worked on the project with the help of the Military Intelligence Training School and Depot (MINTSD) and came up with this beautiful structure,” as quoted by PTI.
He added,” Today, I am getting an opportunity to unveil the park as some of the fallen heroes were my colleagues, and some were my instructors. I cherish fond memories of many of them,” PTI quoted.
