Territorial Army’s 122
Infantry battalion
The Territorial Army is a citizen’s army which comprises of civilians
who are eager to contribute their might to the defence of the country,
while pursuing their own vocation. Although it does not offer a regular
career it provides an ideal opportunity to the youth of the country to
receive military training in their spare time. The Territorial Army
inherits all the magnificent traditions of the services.
The
Territorial Army’s 122 Infantry Battalion was initially raised as the
51 Light Armored Regiment at Ambala in 1949. In 1956 the Battalion was
redesignated and initially affiliated to the Punjab Regiment. Consequent
to its move to Malappuram in 1966, it was reaffiliated to the Madras
Regiment.
The unit
saw active service during the Chinese aggression of 1962 and both the
Indo-Pak Wars of ’65 and ’71.
The
Battalion was embodied for services from 10 September ’89 to 25
February ’90 in Sri Lanka as part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force.
It was a successful shoulder-to-shoulder operation with the regular army
at Kankesathurai, palai and Trincomalee. The contingent returned without
suffering any casualties.
This
force was also drafted for Operation Rakshak during 1991-92 and it moved
to Kashmir valley.
The
Battalion was adjudged both as the Best Infantry Battalion (T.A) in the
country and has won the Chief of Army Staff Silver Trophy.,
consecutively thrice during 1986-87, 1987-88
and 1988-89
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Defence
Security Corps
The
Defence Department Constabulary Centre now known as Defence Security
Corps (DSC) was raised on 25th April 1947 at Muthura in Uttar
Pradesh. The centre moved to Delhi on 3rd May 1947. It was
formed in the form of a semi-police force with police title and badges
of ranks. In 1948, military titles and badges of ranks were given to the
DSC.
In August
1958, the Corps was re-organised and redesignated as Defence Security
Corps-DSC and brought under the control of Army Headquarters.
The DSC
and Records moved from Delhi to Chkrata in UP in
April 1959 and then to Kannur on 21st November 1961.
The
centre imparts training to ex-service personnel of Army, Navy, Air Force
and Territorial Army and recruits them to various agencies under the
Army, Navy, Air Force and Territorial Army and to the Directorate
General of Ordinance Factories and Directorate General of Research and
Development.
The role
of Deffence Security Corps is to ensure the protection and security of
designated Defence Installations against sabotage and pilferage.
The
centre is the mother depot to all platoons in the country.
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KAP
camp, Mangattuparamba
Kap Camp,
Mangattuparamba is the headquarters of Kerala Armed Police 4 Battalion.
In Kerala, there are 7 armed police battalions viz., the Malabar Special
Police with headquarters at Malappuram, the Special Armed Police and KAP
3 at Thiruvananthapuram, KAP 1 and 5 at Trissur, KAP 2 at Palakkad and
KAP 4 at Mangattuparamba.
At the
time of its formation in 1963, the present KAP Camp was a detachment
camp of the Malabar Special Police. The camp was handed over to the
district Police, Kannur in 1968 for accommodating the District Armed
Reserve.
KAP 4
Battalion was formed in 1980 with headquarters at Aluva. In 1982, the
headquarters of the aBattalion was shifted from Aluva to Kozhikkode. The
same was further shifted to Mangattupparamba in 1983.
Armed
Police battalions are independent units of the police department like
District Police. The battalions are duty bound to deal with serious law
and order and communal problems more efficiently and effectively. The
strength of the battalion is 1038, including civil staff. The battalion
is headed by an Indian Police Service officer in the rank of a
Superintendent of Police. He is assisted by a Deputy Commandant, 4
Assistant Cmmandant, 7 Inspectors, 18 Sis, 6 ASIs, 1 Administrative
Assistant and 1 manager in the day to day administration.
This camp
is situated at Mangattuparamba, about 16 kms. north of Kannur, beside
the NH17. This is a lovely camp, blessed with the beauty of nature. It
comprises of 87.78 acres of land. There is a beautiful garden in the
camp.
The
battalion has a proficient brass band which performs for civilian
ceremonial functions also. There is a tele-communicatin wing which works
in the camp round the clock.
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Kannur
Cantonment Board
Kannur
Cantonment Board is one of the 62 cantonments in the country and the
only one in the State. Cantonments were established during the British
era usually in their military areas where both civilian and military
personnel resided.
The
Kannur Cantonment is included in the Class II category. It came into
existence in 1938. this cantonment constitutes of 2698 civilian
population and 2121 military population. The Board consists of 8
members. Four of them are elected from the civil population.
Officer in Command is the chairman.
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Central
Prison
The
central Prison, situated at Pallikunnu, three kilometers away from
Kannur town, is a cynosure of historical importance. Many leaders of
National Freedom Struggle and various local peasant revolts were either
brutally imprisoned or mercilessly executed here.
The
greeny colonnades of huge trees, model sericulture units and vast
mulberry gardens under the lingering silence of the serene, picturesque
surroundings help one forget the painful memories.
A sales
counter functions in the prison premises for the sale of jail produces,
especially the artistic carvings and weavings of prisoners.
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RAIDCO
The
Regional Agro Industrial Development Co-operative of Kerala Ltd.
Popularly known as RAIDCO Kerala Ltd. Was started in 1972 with its
jurisdiction confined to Kannur district only.
In 1973
it was converted as a regional co-operative, extending its area of
operation to eight northern districts of Kerala and in 1992 it was
elevated as a state level co-operative.
The aim
of the RAIDCO is to cater to the needs of farmers by supplying
agricultural machinery and implements and to help the farmers in new
ventures in the co-operative sector.
The
co-operative has its headquarters at Kannur with 26 branches all over
the State.
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All
India Radio, Kannur
The F.M.
Radio station of All India Radio at Kannur was set up on 4th
May 1991. the station provides quality programmes to a population spread
over an area of about 12,000 sq. kms. with a radius of about 60 kms. in
and around Kannur. The station operates on 101.5 Mhs in the F.M Band.
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