Indian Navy’s Chief of Staff for Southern Naval Command Rear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain on Wednesday told Chief Minister Raman Singh that the Navy is keen on establishing a training base at Dhamtari-based Pandit Ravishankar Irrigation Reservoir (Gangrel Irrigation Reservoir) in Chhattisgarh. Singh accepted the proposal while stating that the Chhattisgarh Government will provide full co-operation for setting up of the training base.
The Chief Minister urged the senior Naval officer who called on him at his residential office in Raipur to conduct rallies for recruitment of State’s youth in the Indian Navy. The district administration will make arrangements for the special recruitment rallies, he said. The authorities are providing training to the aspirants also, Singh said. He said that Indian Navy’s Recruitment and Soldier Welfare Centre would be established in Naya Raipur. Present on the occasion was Joint Secretary to the Chief Minister Rajat Kumar besides other officials from Indian Navy.