Rich tributes paid to fallen soldiers on the occasion of ‘Navy Day’ in Secunderabad
The Hindu
HYDERABAD
HYDERABAD
Rich tributes and homages were paid to the battle casualty and fallen soldiers at the ‘Veerula Sainik Smarak’ (War Memorial), Parade Ground, Secunderabad, by the Indian naval personnel on the occasion of ‘Navy Day’ on December 4. The day is celebrated in commemoration of ‘Operation Trident’, the audacious and devastating attack launched by the Indian Navy on Karachi Harbour during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war.
Commodore Sudheer Parakala (retd) laid a wreath on behalf of the Naval Veterans and Rear Admiral V Rajasekhar, Station Commander (Navy), laid a wreath on behalf of the Indian Navy, Hyderabad station. Outreach to the community in the form of assistance to orphanages, blood donation camps, band concerts etc are also being conducted as part of the Navy Week activities, said a press release.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.