NCC cadets from Sambalpur who attended the Republic Day Camp (RDC) in Delhi were felicitated in a function held at VSSUT, Burla recently. 16 cadets from Sambalpur had participated as part of the contingent of the Odisha Directorate. This year the Odisha Directorate secured the Runners up Trophy in the NCC banner competition, informed group commander Colonel Vikash Goswami.
“The banner competition takes into account the performance of cadets in all the competitions throughout the year. However, participation and performance in the RDC is the most important, rigorous and time consuming,” Goswami said. The RDC competition consisted of various contests like drill, national integration awareness presentation, flag area, line area, group dance and group song, he informed.
The Maharashtra Directorate, which has been the leading directorate for the last four years, once again won the banner. The Odisha Directorate has been continuously improving its position being 8th in 2012 and 5th in 2013, Goswami told.
Junior wing cadet Shreeya Suikriti Rath of Vishwathma Vidya Mandir, Balangir, represented the State as the best cadet. She was adjudged as the second best cadet at the national level. She also received the Governor’s Gold Medal for being the best Junior Wing Cadet of Odisha. Cadet lichi Nayak of Women’s College Sambalpur was selected in the Marching Contingent for Rajpath. Other cadets also excelled in their respective competitions and contributed immensely to the overall performance of the Directorate. All cadets were given special prizes by the Group Commander.
The cadets were also given a chance to participate in the various adventurous activities taking place at Burla under the Combined Annual Training Camp conducted by the NCC Group. The cadets participated in adventurous activities like trekking, rock climbing, rappelling, watermanship and snorkeling, besides the usual map reading, firing and obstacle training, informed camp commandant Colonel UC Mehtta.