The 76th Independence Day was celebrated with great zeal and fervour across the district, on Monday. This year several campaigns including ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ under the aegis of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ were celebrated to commemorate 75 years of Independence. The programme aimed to invoke a feeling of patriotism among the citizens and promote awareness about the Indian National Flag.
Apart from the main function held at Govind Inter College field Garhwa where Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Mithilesh Kumar Thakur hoisted the tricolor, inspected the parade and took salute at the march past presented by the contingents of Jharkhand Police, CRPF, Home guards, NCC and students from different schools.
Addressing the gathering, the minister reiterated that after government effort Garhwa district has shown inclusive growth in all the fronts and the need of the hour is to make involvement of all stakeholders in the progress of the district by utilizing their potential in all the sectors.
Deputy Commissioner, Garhwa, Ramesh Gholap, Superintendent of Police, Garhwa, Anjani Kumar Jha, Deputy Development Commissioner, Rajesh Kumar Rai, Additional Collector, Pankaj Kumar Singh , Officers of Judicial administration, Officers of Police, heads of different departments were present at the event besides a huge gathering of people and students witnessed their also attended the celebrations.