For the first time, the Jeypore citizens witnessed the 71st Independence Day parade at the main road of the town. Thousands of them gathered to celebrate the event.
Earlier, the Independence Day here used to be celebrated at the Dussehra stadium. A total of 45 contingents led by NCC senior under officer P lalit Kumar along with 10 demonstration vehicles participated in the parade.
Sub Collector Jeypore Chakrawarti Singh Rathore grace the occasion as the chief guest and SDPO Rajendra Senapati and MlA Tara Prasad Bahinipati as the guests of honour.
For the first time ever, a contingent of the third gender, which was trained by the Jeypore Municipality to be appointed as security guards, participated in the parade.
The main attraction was a parade of dogs by the CRPF 202 Cobra Commando battalion. Two trained dogs of CRPF Cobra Raggy and Cruiser won hearts of the spectators.
A series of cultural activities, including drama, fancy dress and dance festival was organized.