Army organizes ‘Know your forces’ exhibition

PASIGHAT, Jan 24: The artillery unit of the Indian Army’s Sigar brigade on Wednesday conducted a ‘Know your forces’ exhibition at the playground of JN College here in East Siang district.
Spear Division GOC, Maj Gen Ajai Verma, inaugurated the event in the presence of MLAs Kaling Moyong and Kento Rina.
Army personnel displayed weapons, engineering equipment and ammunitions used by the army. Information desks were also set up to educate youths about job prospects in the armed forces.
The purpose of the exhibition was to make youngsters aware of the armed forces as a lucrative career option, and to make them privy to technical know-how of the army.
More than 900 schoolchildren, including from the Sainik School and the NCC, attended the exhibition. (DIPRO)