Territorial Army units were actively involved in military operations in 1962 , 1965 and 1971 . The " Terriers " have also taken part in Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka , Operation Rakshak in Punjab & J&K , Operation Rhino and Operation Bajrang in the North East . Departmental units came to the aid of the civil authorities during industrial unrest and natural calamities , most famous being earthquake in Latur ( Maharashtra ) , Uttarkashi in Garhwal Himalaya and the super cyclone in Odisha . The Ecological units have arrested man-made environmental degradation by planting 2.5 crore trees over 20,000 hectare of land in Mussoorie hills and Pithoragarh ( Uttarakhand ) , Bikaner and Jaisalmer ( Rajasthan ) and ravines of Chambal in Madhya Pradesh
earthquake in Latur ( Maharashtra )
1993 Latur earthquake
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