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Army to remove landmines before pull back
Sriganganagar, Nov 1: The army would remove the landmines laid out in the border towns of Rajasthan and Punjab before returning to barracks, the GOC-in-command Major General R N Suryavanshi said today.
Sriganganagar, Nov 1: The army would remove the landmines laid out in the border towns of Rajasthan and Punjab before returning to barracks, the GOC-in-command Major General R N Suryavanshi said today.
Talking to reports informally here, Suryavanshi said that the Union Government had compensated the farmers whose fields were occupied by the army units.
On a question, he said, he would look into the matter of non-payment of compensation supposed to be expedited by now and get it done at the earliest.
During a recent army exercise, altogether 59 intruders were nabbed trespassing the borderline, he added.
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On a question, he said, he would look into the matter of non-payment of compensation supposed to be expedited by now and get it done at the earliest.
During a recent army exercise, altogether 59 intruders were nabbed trespassing the borderline, he added.
Bureau Report