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“OPERATION VIJAY”-PARAM VIR CHAKRA WINNERS
People of J&K have faced three uncalled for wars from our neighbor Pakistan andlatest intrusion in Kargil area in 1999 is fresh in our memory. Our armed forces had aptlyresponded these challenges and many a heroes have emerged showing their courage andvalour to protect our mother land. There have been 21 awardees of Param Vir Charkasince independence and Kargil war also named ‘Operation Vijay” has shown courage of four men who were awarded highest gallantry award the Param Vir Charka, 9 Maha Vir Charka 6 Kirti Charka , 25 Shuarya Cahakra and number of other decorations. IAFofficers and men who provided air support to our ground forces also won 2 Vir Charkaand 27 Vayu Sena Medals. Most of us would recall TV coverage of Kargil war on Star TV where reporter Bharka Dutt talked to Capt Vikram Batra who after capturing Point5140 said
Yeh Dil Maange More!
Soon after capturing Point 5140, he had radioed hiscommanding officer and said jubilantly, "Yeh Dil Mange More!" This slogan had become popular with millions of Indians as a spirit of Indian patriotism.1
 
Param Vir Chakra 
Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is the highest gallantry award for officers and other enlisted personnel of all military branches of India for the highest degree of valour in the presence of the enemy. PVC is the post-Independence equivalent of the Victoria Cross.The PVC was established on January 26, 1950, by the President of India, with effect fromAugust 15, 1947, and presently it is the second highest award of the Government of Indiaafter Bharat Ratna .
Recapitulating Operation Vijay
Every year forward posts in Ladakh area were vacated by Indian and Pakistaniforces in winter and reoccupied in spring. In early May 1999, Pakistan forces occupiedabout 130 abandoned forward posts in Kargil sector before schedule return of Indianforces. The Pakistan Army set up bases on the vantage peaks in the Indian side of Kashmir. Initially, these incursions were not noticed. Pakistani forces had been resortingto heavy artillery fire to provide cover for the infiltrators. But a tip-off by a localshepherd in the Batalik sector, led to the exposure of the infiltration. The Pakistani forceshad a clear line of sight from their observation posts on NH 1A which is main supplyroute to Ladakh. The Pakistani shelling of this arterial road posed the serious threatIndian supply lines of Leh. The majority of posts along the Line of Control were adjacentto the highway, and therefore it was essential for Indian forces to recapture these posts.The Pakistani intruders had positioned themselves on Tololing Top, Tiger Hill, Pt4875, Pt 4590, Pt 5100 and Pt 5140.The names of these hill tops( points)
 
 became familiar to the people of India as these were getting reported in press and electronic media duringsuccesses of Indian forces. Most of the posts in the vicinity of the highway were gotcleared by mid-June. Some parts of the highway near Drass witnessed sporadic shellinguntil the end of the “Operation Vijay”. However some of the posts occupied by Pakistanisoffered stiff resistance, including Tiger Hill ,Point 5140 .Last of infiltrators were cleared by 26
th
July 1999. It was capture of these posts that our men showed their valour and wonadmiration of the people of India. Maps below indicate physical location of the hillsmentioned. 2
 
source: Center for Contemporary Conflict)http://www.ccc.nps.navy.mil/research/kargil/war_in_kargil.pdf 3
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Ramesh Lalwani

latest intrusion in Kargil area in 1999 is fresh in our memory. Our armed forces had aptly r There have been 21 awardees of Param Vir Charka since independence and Kargil war also named ‘Operation Vijay” has shown courage of four men who were awarded highest gallantry award the Param Vir Charka,

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