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Organisational Setup |
Genesis
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Kamptee is a cantonment situated on the southern bank of the Kanhan River, a broad & beautiful river. The mall in the Cantt stretches from the Military Hospital in the west to the Kanhan bridge in the East, a distance of about 5 kms. Old fashioned tiled bungalows, huge trees like Mango, the Tamarind & the Teak, along with wild flowery |
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creepers & variety of birds give the place a picturesque and serene appearance. The old Gora Bazar still retains its old world charm. In
1821, a contingent of 14,000 British & Indian army persons
along with Camel corps, Cavalry & Artillery moved in from
Secundarabad under the command of a Brigadier General. They
camped on the southern bank of the Kanhan & the Cantonment
began to take shape. In 1823,the Bhosales gifted to the British three nearby village's, Yerkheda, Desada and Wagholl, as well as some land along the Kanhan river. Very soon Kamptee developed into a full fledged cantonment where many famous British and Indian regiments have been stationed from time to time. The Brigade of The Guards Regimental Center, Military Hospital, The Army Postal Service Training Center, NCC OTS, and Institute Of Indian Military Law as well as other troops are garrisoned here. Geographical
Position : 21.10'N 79'E. It is 16.093 kms from Nagpur on the
main Mumbai-Kolkata railway. Distances to Mumbai & Kolkata
are 853,34 & 1113.478 kms respectively. The
highest point in Kamptee is 302.581 meters above MSL. The Kamptee Cantonment board is an autonomous body functioning under the overall control of the Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India, Supervision and Control over the working of the Cantonment Board is exercised by the Principal Director, Defence Estates, SC, Pune and by the Central Government through the Director General, Defence Estates, New Delhi / Ministry of Defence at the Apex level.
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