The Governor of Uttarakhand Dr KK Paul inaugurated a two day ‘Know your Army’ fair in Cantonment area on Friday. The two day fair is part of series of such fairs being organised by the Army in different parts of the state. Speaking to newsmen shortly after inaugurating the fair the governor said that such exhibition depicting the strength of army assumes significance in the state like Uttarakhand which is having a rich tradition of people serving in armed forces. He said that the citizens of the country are proud of its army and the entire nation is behind its armed forces personnel. Paul said that organisation of such fairs which provide a platform to give insight into life of army personnel and equipment they use would definitely inspire the youth to join army. The Governor inspected different stalls displayed in the Fair.
large number of students of different schools of city also visited the fair. They seemed to be impressed with the discipline of army personnel and were awestruck by the weaponry displayed on the occasion. Aishwarya, a class IX student of Army Public School Birpur, said that meeting women officers on the occasion was inspiring. “My father is a JCO in army, today I have made my mind to join the Army and serve my nation. I talked with some women officers and they encouraged me to take Army as carrier,” the beaming youngster said.
The weapons displayed particularly the Main Battle Tank (MBT), Arjuna and T -72 tanks were center of attention of youngsters on the occasion. Abhishek Kumar a class VIII student of Saint Kabir Academy, Mianwala said that after visiting the fair he is confident that our country is safe in hands of our Army. One of a senior officer of army associated with fair said that equipments used by the infantry such as Insas rifles; different guns of artillery and other branches of army would be displayed during the two day fair.