With the aim to engage the fishermen community in maritime safety and coastal security, personnel of INS Chilka visited Balugaon village as part of Community Interaction Programme (CIP) as a part of ongoing ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas Week’ celebrations on Wednesday.
The programme aimed to sensitise the fishing community about the prevailing fragile security environment and to integrate them into the overall gamut of coastal security mechanism was attended by about 500 locals, fishermen community, Fisheries’ district officials and police departments.
A movie on Kargil War commemorating the sacrifices of our brave soldiers was also screened during the event.
Besides, a Cyclothon was flagged off by the Station Commander, INS Chilka in which over 200 enthusiastic participants, including officers, sailors, MES and DSC personnel, defence civilians and families participated. The Cyclothon, which started from INS Chilka, terminated at Balugaon College Ground, Balugaon via Banpur covering a total distance of 30 km. The participants also visited the Nehru Seva Sangh Orphanage at Banpur enroute and motivated the children to consider joining the armed forces. Besides inspirational talks, information booklets and pamphlets were also distributed.