36 Infantry Division RAPID
The renovated Shahbaaz Sainik Institute (SSI) was dedicated in early 2008 to the PBOR and their families by Lt Gen Pradeep Khanna, GOC 21 Corps at Saugor in the presence of Maj Gen JS Kataria, GOC, 36 Infantry Division, PBOR and families. The institute has been tastefully furnished and equipped with a cyber café, library cum reading room, crèche with toys for tiny tots, TT table, a basketball court, badminton court and a cricket Pitch with all the cricket gear. The excellent ambience, diffused lighting and well-manicured lawn was appreciated by the GOC 21 Corps and the President Sudarshan Chakra AWWA and also lit up the faces of the families and children of Saugor Garrison. The Corps Commander complimented the team of 36 Infantry Division involved with the project. In a simple ceremony, he inaugurated the SSI. It was followed by release of balloons by children and tea with the families in the lawn.
The district of Sagar lies in the north central region of Madhya Pradesh. It was spelled as Saugar during the British period. It is situated between 23°10' and 24°27' north latitude and between 78°4' and 79°21' east longitude, the district has a truly central location in the country. The origin of the name comes from the Hindi word SAGAR meaning lake or sea, apparently because of the large and once beautiful lake around which the town of Sagar has been built. Sagar was founded by Udan Singh in 1660 and was constituted a municipality in 1867, a major road and agricultural trade centre, it has industries such as oil and flour milling, saw-milling , ghee processing , handloom cotton weaving, bidi manufacture and railway and engineering works. It is known in all over India due to its University named as Dr. Harisingh Gaur University and Army Cantonment [Sagar Cantt].
