AS part of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” initiative, on April 26, the BSF Koraput organised a Dog Show in Vikram Deb (Autonomous) College, Jeypore (Koraput) and displayed arms, ammunition and special equipment being used by the forces to defend the nation.
On the occasion, the Border Security Force displayed various weapons including small arms, assault rifles including hand grenades, UBGL (Under Barrel Granade Launcher), mortors, LMGs (Light Machine Guns), MMGs (Medium Machine Guns), HHMD (Hand-Held Metal Detectors), Thermal Imaging Devices, Night-Vision equipment and explained their functioning to the students.
Besides display of weapons, a Dog Show was also organised with an aim to showcase an event that can make students aware of how committed is BSF for national security and how they train the dogs to serve along with the security forces for the country.
DIG, BSF Koraput Madan Lal, Commandant, 151 Battalion BSFAjay Kumar, Colonel Navin Parashar were present along with Principal of Vikram Deb (Autonomous) College Gopal Halder.
The DIG interacted with the students and explained them about the evolution of arms and advance development of weapons with technology and how the arms enable them to perform the assignments. He quoted that such shows and programmes would generate passion among the students to go for the security forces as career.