Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Operation Drishti Brings Free Cataract Surgeries to Kashmir’s Border Belt
The Indian Army has started a medical programme called Operation Drishti.
It will give free eye care and cataract surgery to people in Kashmir’s border areas.
Cataracts can make it difficult for people to see clearly, especially as they get older.
Doctors first screened people in several towns and villages to find those needing treatment.
Surgeries will take place in Tangdhar and Srinagar.
The Tangdhar operations will be held in a facility built to withstand shelling.
Specialists from New Delhi have been brought in to perform the procedures.
General Dheeraj Seth is scheduled to attend the Tangdhar event.
The programme is intended to help residents who find it difficult to travel for medical care.
Operation Drishti will provide free cataract surgeries and eye care to civilians and veterans in Kashmir’s border belt.
The first phase is scheduled for September 24–25 at the 328 Field Hospital in Tangdhar.
The second phase will run September 28–29 at the 92 Base Hospital in BB Cantonment, Srinagar.
Patients were identified through screening camps held across Tangdhar, Uri, Bandipora, Khanabal, Kangan, Dawar, and Baramulla.
A specialist team from Army Hospital (Research and Referral), New Delhi, will use advanced diagnostic and microsurgical equipment.
- Who
- The Indian Army, the Chinar Corps, the Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services, and specialist doctors from Army Hospital (Research and Referral), New Delhi, are conducting the programme for civilians and veterans.
- What
- Operation Drishti is providing free cataract surgeries, eye care, and related medical screening.
- When
- The phases are scheduled for September 24–25 and September 28–29; the year is not specified.
- Where
- The programme will take place at the 328 Field Hospital in Tangdhar and the 92 Base Hospital in BB Cantonment, Srinagar, following screening camps across several Kashmir locations.
- Why
- The initiative addresses limited specialist eye-care access, untreated cataracts, and the difficulty residents face traveling to Srinagar or Jammu.
- Programme
- Operation Drishti
- First phase
- September 24–25 at the 328 Field Hospital, Tangdhar
- Second phase
- September 28–29 at the 92 Base Hospital, BB Cantonment, Srinagar
- Beneficiaries
- Civilians and veterans identified through screening camps
- Medical team
- Specialists from Army Hospital (Research and Referral), New Delhi
- Oversight
- Chinar Corps, supported by the Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Services
- Army chief attendance
- General Dheeraj Seth is scheduled to attend the Tangdhar event as chief guest