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CISF Awards DG’s Disc to 19 for Uri Hydropower Defense During Operation Sindoor

CISF says their actions protected the Uri projects, preventing civilian deaths.

Overview

  • Director General Praveer Ranjan presented the awards at CISF headquarters in New Delhi to personnel credited with safeguarding NHPC’s Uri Hydro Electric Projects I and II.
  • The force reports door-to-door evacuations and organized moves to bunker shelters that led to the safe movement of about 250 civilians with no loss of life.
  • Teams conducted real-time analysis of incoming shell trajectories, reinforced bunkers, and kept POLNET and satellite communications functioning under fire.
  • CISF personnel neutralised hostile drones targeting the installations and secured armoury stockpiles by swiftly redistributing weapons.
  • Awardees include leadership from the Uri units led by Commandant Ravi Yadav with Deputy Commandant Manohar Singh and Assistant Commandant Subhash Kumar among those recognized.