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Army defuses huge cache of ammunition in New Delhi

The Army has deployed about 50 men including three officers from 201 Bomb Disposal Company of the Corps of Engineer for the task named as Operation Sahyog II.

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With hundreds of kilograms of ammunition making its way to the capital in the form of scrap, the army is busy disposing of the stockpile of more than 3500 pieces of mortars and rockets, defusing about 2000 of these over the last fortnight.

"Operation Sahyog II was started on May 11 to dispose of this stockpile of ammunition at the Tughlakabad Inland Container Depot (ICD). Almost half of the work is done. We plan to dispose of the remaining bombs in another 15 days or so," Major General Manek Sabharwal, Chief Engineer, Western Army Command said here today.

He did not comment on the origin of these ammunition.

"Origin (of the ammunition) will not change the nature of our operation. Moreover, it is not our mandate. None of these ammunitions have any marking to suggest their origin. It could be from any of the war torn countries in the world," he said.

 When asked about the total quantity of the explosives stored in Tughlakabad ICD, Sabharwal said, "It is difficult to find out the exact amount as there are different kinds of explosives. As per a rough estimate, it could be 500 to 600 kilograms."

The ammunition arrived at the Tughlakabad ICD in the form of war scrap imported by iron and steel industries in the country.

Army has deployed about 50 men including three officers from 201 Bomb Disposal Company of the Corps of Engineer for the task named as Operation Sahyog II, added Sabharwal.

"Tilpat range in Haryana, near Faridabad, is being used to dispose of the bombs. It has been selected because of its proximity to Tughlakabad ICD. There is no civilian population there which further minimises possibility of any accident," said Sabharwal.

Following detailed satellite mapping of Tughlakabad ICD and Tilpat range, the operation was planned in five different phases, including the route to be followed by trucks to transport these ammunition to Tilpat range.

Specially designed equipment like Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and Telescopic Manipulators are being used by the teams to handle the heavy ammunition. Between 100 to 200 ammunition are being handled by the team everyday, Sabharwal added.

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