Dibrugarh, Aug. 23 -- In a landmark initiative, the Indian Army on Saturday organised the maiden Exercise Aarogya Setu at Rupai, Doomdooma in the Tinsukia district of Assam.

A first of its kind, it marked a civil-military medical fusion exercise in the region.

The event aimed at strengthening cooperation between Army Medical Corps , reputed senior civil doctors from leading hospitals and PHCs of Tinsukia and the Northern Frontier Railway Hospital, Tinsukia.

The focus of the exercise was on how Army and Civil medical fraternities can work together during disasters and war-like situations.

A special highlight was the participation of a doctor from the Northern Frontier Railway Hospital. who introduced the concept of train ambulances -a ...