The Gopalpur Military Station celebrated the 71th Independence Day with a sense of patriotism on Tuesday.
A 75-ft-tall post affixed with the National Flag was installed at the entrance courtyard of the War Memorial in the premises of the station. A large number of serving officers, including junior commissioned officers, their family members, many ex-Servicemen and schoolchildren participated in the flag hoisting ceremony. lieutenant General Parminder Singh Jaggi unfurled the flags.
On the occasion, the Army AD military band played the most memorable tunes of patriotic songs. Sweets and tricolor balloons were distributed amongst schoolchildren and others present. The celebration created an ambience of patriotism among Army officials and locals asw well.
Similarly, the day was celebrated at the Ganjam district headquarters and all schools at Chhatrapur. Recitation of “Ramadhun” and unfurling of the National Flag were marked across the city. Guests remembered contributions of freedom fighters, including Dibakar Pattnaik, Chakara Bisoyi, Dora Bisoyi, Sashibhusan Rath, lingaraj Panigrahi, Banchanidhi Pattnaik, Biswanath Das and Niranjan Pattnaik in fetching freedom to the country.Prizes were distributed winners of different competitions. Bishnu Prasad Panigrahi of the Fisheries Department and Smrutirupa Tripathy were felicitated for securing 1st position in the State-level essay competition.