Air Chief Visits Pune's Artificial Limb Centre, Interacts with Injured Air Warriors

Chief of the Air Staff Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh visited Pune-based Artificial Limb Centre (ALC) on Wednesday and met Corporal Varun Kumar, air warrior, who suffered injuries during Operation Sindoor. The Air Chief also interacted with other patients and was briefed on the various activities of the centre, the Air Force said.

Artificial Limb Centre (ALC) Pune, a premier tri-services institution of the Armed Forces Medical Services, was established in 1944. Those who receive treatment and rehabilitation at the centre include serving Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their dependents. Paramilitary forces like Border Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Assam Rifles, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and patients from the civil background are also provided with necessary prostheses and orthoses. Patients from neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh have also been provided with rehabilitative care at the centre.

Corporal Varun Kumar sustained grievous injuries due to an explosion during Operation Sindoor. After amputation at the military hospital, he was brought to the ACL. After receiving an artificial limb, he is under rehabilitation at the dedicated Upper Limb Rehabilitation Laboratory.

Earlier this year in January, Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi inaugurated the newly constructed Upper Limb Training Lab, a significant enhancement to the ALC’s capabilities in providing tailored rehabilitation for upper limb amputees. The lab is playing a crucial role in furthering the centre’s mission to offer the highest quality of care and support to soldiers and veterans.