A day ahead of Guru Purnima, the day the Kanwad mela officially kicks off, Kargil Vijay Diwas was observed during Kanwad fair-related briefing of Pauri police on Thursday.
The day is marked as ‘Shaurya Diwas’ in memory of those who fought for the territorial integrity of the country in the difficult terrain during the Operation Vijay 1999. Two-minute silence was observed by way of paying tribute to the Kargil martyrs. By tree plantation, the cops present pledged for environment conservation.
Among those present at the memorial programme were SSP Pauri Jagatram Joshi, ASP Harish Verma, SDM Kishen Singh Negi, CO Kotdwar Jot ram Joshi and CO Pauri Dhan Singh Tomar along with some prominent saints. They paid glowing tributes to those slain in the war for protecting the territorial integrity of the nation.
The saints present stressed on the readiness of all to make the supreme sacrifice when the situation warrants so. All present at the memorial programme observed silence for two minutes in memory of the martyrs of the Kargil War.