Army inaugurates Community Radio Station at Kargil

Srinagar: Indian Army’s Fire and Fury Corps on Monday inaugurated first of its kind Community Radio Station (CRS) RGAZOM 90.8 MHz in Kargil, a defence spokesman said.
The CRS was inaugurated by Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta, General Officer Commanding, Fire and Fury Corps.
RGAZOM 90.8MHz is the first of its kind in Ladakh and endeavors to meet the requirements and aspirations of the local community in Kargil. Four more CRSs have been planned in Ladakh and broadcasting services will commence in the near future.
RGAZOM 90.8 MHz is the first Community Radio Station (CRS) in the Union Territory of Ladakh and will meet long-desired aspirations of the local population.
The radio station will cover Kargil, the second largest town in Ladakh, and its surrounding villages and reach out to nearly 40 thousand citizens. The CRS is operated by local staff.
CRS services commenced in India in 2004 and provide a cheap and easily accessible platform for sharing and promoting knowledge, culture, awareness as relevant to the particular community such as rural development, hygiene and sanitation, and women and youth empowerment schemes. A number of CRSs are already being run by Army Goodwill Schools in Jammu and Kashmir, as part of their community outreach program.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Senior Military and Civil dignitaries. (UNI)