Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, during his visit to Kangra district, visited “Saurabh Van Vihar” Palampur and paid tribute by garlanding the statue of martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia. On the occasion, he inaugurated the Van Mahotsav at Saurabh Van Vihar organized under the aegis of Palampur Forest Division in collaboration with District Red Cross and Inner Wheel Club by sapling a Peepal plant. The Governor said that maximum soldiers of Himachal had made supreme sacrifices in the Kargil war to protect our boundaries. He said that we would always be proud of our martyrs. Later, the Governor visited the house of Param Vir Chakra martyr Captain Vikram Batra in Bandla and met the parents of the martyr. Martyr Vikram Batra's father G.L. Batra shared the memories related to his son with the Governor.