The 69th Republic Day was celebrated with the enthusiastic participation of the people from all walks of life across the State on Friday. While the Assembly Speaker Prem Chand Agrawal unfurled the tri-colour in the Assembly premises at Bhararisain near Gairsain in Chamoli district and announced establishment of an international parliamentary research study and training institution at Gairsain the District Magistrate Gopeshwar Ashish Joshi and superintendent of police Chamoli Tripti Bhatt inaugurated Jan Aushidhi Kendras in their respective districts to mark the occasion.
The day was celebrated with great enthusiasm in Pauri too where Garhwal commissioner Dalip Javalkar took the salute of the contingents of police, National Cadet Corps and Home Guard at high-altitude Kandoliya ground. The just inaugurated Jan Aushidhi Kendras would provide generic medicines at prices 60 to 70 percent less than the market prices to the people in the state-run hospitals. Cultural programmes and sports events were also held in all the districts of the region on the occasion.
Garhwal commissioner Dalip Javalkar remembered those who laid down their lives on the altar of the nation’s freedom from the shackles of slavery. He urged the new generation to inculcate discipline and to focus on their studies without much distraction. He also stressed on the role of the parents in shaping the personalities of their children.
He felicitated the oldest living freedom fighter Murli Singh and presented Rs 25000 each to Mahendra Singh, Bhagat Singh and Kanchan Naithani in recognition of their contribution in the field of agriculture. Among those present on the occasion were DM Sushil Kumar, ADM Ramjee Sharan Sharma, DIG Pushpak Jyoti and SSP Jagat Ram Joshi.