Bakloh was chosen to raise the 5/4GR battalion (The Kanchhi), by Lt Gen Motisagar, the then Chief of General Staff and Colonel of the Regiment and senior officer of the regiment, because of its excellent training facilities, temperate weather, but most of all because of Bakloh’s legacy relations with the regiment spanning over a century. In the decades since 5/4 GR first arrived in Bakloh, in 1963, Bakloh has lost its sheen, and the officer and the men of the Regiment appeared no longer as keen on Bakloh as they were in the fifties. They complained that Bakloh was on a limb, and small and boring. As a result of the constant gripe against Bakloh, it lost its ‘asterisk’ status. This caused a big disappointment for the 4 GR pensioners in Bakloh. Many older officers, Junior Commissioned Officers(JCOs), and men, especially those who started their regimental careers in Bakloh, are unaffected by those who grumble about it.At Present there is no Gorkha Regiment functional at Bakloh, but the monuments built in the past are all the witnesses of Rich legacy of Bakloh and association of Gorkha Regiment with Bakloh. The Gorkha Sabha is working fine to carry forward the rich legacy of Bakloh. The President of the Gorkha Sabha, Bakloh, as a representative and voice of all Gorkha pensioners and their dependents in Bakloh, interfaces with the Regiment, 14 Gorkha Training Centre, the five battalions of the 4GR, and the 4 Gorkha Rifles Officers Association, UK.
• The President of the Gorkha Sabha, as head of all ex-servicemen in Bakloh is responsible for taking up the causes and interests of the Bakloh pensioners and their dependents with the AIGEWA, and other civic and government bodies. The President of the Gorkha Sabha, attends the Annual General Body meeting of the AIGEWA, and participates in the election of its President.
Source- History Books, Wikipedia, local people.