Officers and personnel of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) celebrated the Republic Day with traditional gaiety and fanfare on Tuesday.
In a function held at the SSB headquarters (lucknow Frontier) at Gomtinagar, IG, SSB, lucknow Frontier, VH Deshmukh unfurled the tricolor with all officers and staff in attendance. later, Deshmukh highlighted the progress made by the SSB, lucknow Frontier in various fields like infrastructure, construction of toilets for school girls, installation of hand pumps and solar lights in remote villages etc. By organising free medical camps, the SSB has been able to strike a chord with the people libing along the borders.
The IG cautioned the SSB personnel about threats posed by internal and external elements wanting to destabilise the social fabric of the country. A brass band of the SSB played a series of musical notes, captivating the audience.