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Army Doctors Restore Sight to 220 Patients in Kashmir's Tangdhar Border Area

The Army restored sight to 220 patients and ran 3,500 surgeries across 10 cities under Operation Drishti, the lieutenant governor said.

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An underground operation theatre in Kashmir’s Tangdhar, near the Line of Control (LoC), has emerged as a symbol of medical outreach, with the Indian Army restoring the vision of 364 people through its latest ‘Operation Drishti’ eye surgery camps. Of these, 220 patients were treated in just two days.

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Srinagar, Sep 30 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that Operation Drishti was not just a medical camp but a symbol of the Army's courage, dedication and resolve to serve the nation. LG Sinha addressed the closing ceremony of the second phase of the Mega Cataract Surgery Camp under AAP Drishti at the Chinar Auditorium in Badami Bagh Cantonment in Srinagar. He said that the 11th Mega Surgery Camp broug…

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Social News XYZ broke the news on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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