As life slowly returns to normal for the locals of Jammu and Kashmir, the residue of the Indo-Pak war remains to be seen in the area. The Indian Army launched an operation to clear those artillery shells launched by the Pakistan military in these areas. The army's bomb disposal squad is destroying these shells through controlled explosions. Numerous unexploded shells were discovered and nullified by the bomb squad in this extensive clearance job. "These shells are either rocket shells or artillery shells, with a caliber between 120 to 155 mm, and their range is approximately between 15 to 30 kilometers," explained an Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technician from the Indian Army. Artillery shells were discovered near temples and residencies. Many civilian lives may have been lost if not for the careful neutralization process by the Army's bomb squad. "If this shell had exploded here, then our temple and our house wouldn’t be here. It is by God’s great blessing that it didn’t explode. And after that, I am very thankful to the Indian Army that they came here and diffused this shell," said Jaswant Raj Sharma, a resident of Rajouri. This operation is crucial for these people to move on with their lives truly and they are very grateful to the army for launching it.
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00:00with normalcy returning to areas along the line of control and the international border in Jammu
00:07and Kashmir the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir police have launched a massive clearance operation
00:12in regions affected by artillery shelling from Pakistan as part of the operation officials are
00:19identifying and tracing live artillery shells and mortars that have landed in civilian areas
00:25these shells are being safely destroyed through controlled explosions by the Army's Bomb Disposal Squad
00:33in this area we have three unexploded shells in which we have destroyed one
00:43and on the right side there are two shells that we have dug and we will explode
00:49people in villages of Rajori district where clearance operations are underway thank the Army for safely defusing the shells
00:58people in villages of Rajori district where clearance operations are underway thank the Army for safely defusing the shells
01:12the army for safely defusing the shells
01:15the army for safely defusing the shells
01:16the army for safely defusing the shells are
01:41Shahzad Ahmed, a resident of a village near the line of control in Poonch, said he felt relieved after the army safely defused a mortar weighing nearly 80 pounds that had been lying inside his house.
02:11Border areas in Jammu in Kashmir and neighbouring states had witnessed intense shelling and firing from across the border, damaging several civilian properties and forcing residents to flee to safer locations.
02:30Now, with calm returning to the region, people have started going back to their homes and resuming normal life.
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