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Army set up library

By Akshaya Pranab Kalita |

NAMRUP: Army’s DAO division camp based at Jaipur in Dibrugarh district opened a library in Tipling Gaon on Thursday. Set up at a local LP school under the operation Sadbhavana, the initiative suggests Army’s campaign to develop literacy, women empowerment, public health and relief and rehabilitation in the area.

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