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The CRPF has created 43 impermanent operating bases successful the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir successful the aftermath of the Pahalgam onslaught to hunt and destruct terrorists who enactment astatine precocious altitudes, information officials said connected Wednesday (February 18, 2026).
These bases, established supra the tallness of 6,000 feet, are utilized to location the troops of the cardinal paramilitary unit for a fewer days and motorboat hunt and battle operations successful the heights wherever terrorists are holed up successful the ‘dhoks’ (mud and chromatic huts).
A full of 43 impermanent operating bases person been created till now, aft the archetypal was created successful July 2025. Out of these, 26 specified bases person been created successful the Kashmir portion portion the remaining 17 are successful the Jammu area, the sources said.
Each impermanent operating basal houses astir 16-25 troops, isolated from immoderate unit of the section police, they said.
Officials said a bully fig of impermanent operating bases were established connected the Pahalgam-Tral-Harwan axis instantly aft the April 2025 violent onslaught successful the Baisaran meadows of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and different information forces utilized 1 specified impermanent operating basal to destruct successful July the 3 terrorists who were liable for the Pahalgam attack. This cognition was called ‘Operation Mahadev’.
Operation Mahadev began connected May 22 arsenic portion of a information program that was drawn up a time aft the April 22 onslaught successful the scenic Baisaran vale of Pahalgam wherever 26 tourists were killed.
The cardinal paramilitary unit has procured immoderate peculiar instrumentality for these impermanent operating bases, similar tactical boots, wintertime jackets, sleeping bags and outer phones.
According to data, determination are astir 2 section terrorists progressive successful the Union territory, portion determination are astir 100 overseas terrorists progressive astatine present.
