The 214th ordnance day was celebrated with a commitment of reliability on Wednesday. The day started with hoisting of ordnance flag by the General Manager CS Vishwakarma in the morning. Speaking on the occasion Vishwakarma said that the role of ordnance factories is of paramount importance during war and disaster management.
He said that history suggests that the soldiers of our country have always defeated the nefarious designs of enemies by using the weapons made by the ordnance factories. listing the future programmes of the factory the GM said that development of holographic site for INSAS rifles, development of hand held thermal imager and improved optical productions are some the priority areas.
He said that machinery and available civil resources would be modernised for improving the production capabilities. The finance controller A K Pradyot also addressed the ordnance person on the occasion. The winners of ordnance race were felicitated on the occasion. The common public particularly children showed keen interest in the exhibition depicting the various products on the occasions. The hand held rocket launchers, telescopes and binoculars drew special attention of people.