Instructors at the Corps battle school, Sarol in Rajouri are busy decoding Improvised Explosive Device (IED) circuits of a different kind this winter season to ensure smooth movement of army convoys in the hinterland.
Faced with new challenges especially when it comes to use of IED as a potent weapon to target the security convoys in the hinterland across Jammu and Kashmir, the instructors at the school are continuously working on new designs/circuits to timely defuse the IED's and protect the lives of soldiers.
After the dastardly Pulwama terror strike, Pakistan based terror outfits have attempted to target the security convoys on number of occasions but failed to do so with the timely detection of IED fitted circuits along their route by the alert security personnel.
Whenever ground troops are faced with a big challenge of neutralising any IED detected on the road side they fall back on the large inventory of counter IED equipment available with the Indian army and utilise it optimally to minimise the damages.
The Corps Battle school, Sarol has a large inventory of IED's in its Model Room. Instructors rely on these IEDs to educate the troops on the types of IEDs being employed by the adversary and the terrorists to target convoy vehicles.
The Corps Battle school also imparts training to jawans and officers inducted in the counter -terrorism grid in the region to hone their fighting skill set.
The main objective and aim of the instructors at the CBS, Sarol is to minimise the collateral damage especially when they are tackling the threat in any civilian area.
In addition to this, the jawans at the CBS, Sarol also undergo rigorous training during their stay and learn tactical exercises and battle drills. They also do shooting practice in the firing range and get hands on training on neutralising terrorists during an encounter /or neutralising any hostage crisis.
Since its inception, Corps Battle School, Sarol has been training a large number of troops varying from 24,000 to 30,000 annually. AT any given point of time, more than 1000 troops receive training ahead of joining regular duties in the forward areas.
