The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Naval Command Vice Admiral AK Chawla felicitated the National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets of the Ernakulum Group for their stupendous performance during the Republic Day Parade 2020 at New Delhi. Vice Admiral AK Chawla was the Chief Guest at a function in which total of 150 senior and junior NCC cadets from various educational institutions of Ernakulum and Thrissur district participated.
The Commander in Chief was presented an impressive tri-services NCC Guard of Honour at the premises of the Headquarters of Southern Naval Command here in Kochi today.
The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief awarded cash prize, mementoes and certificates to NCC Cadets, Bhavana S Pai, Gold medallist for Best cadet Senior Wing (Army), Cadet Arpita Ranjit, All India 4th position in the Best cadet Senior Wing (Air Force) category , Cadet Sneha Bronze medallist Horse Riding competition, Cadet Kathiya Varghese Best in cultural competition, Cadet Tejasree Praveen All India 5th position in Best cadet Junior Wing category.
Addressing the NCC cadets, Vice Admiral AK Chawla said that NCC has played a pivotal role in Nation Building and therefore it is important to lay high emphasis on Training and Discipline. He exhorted the NCC cadets to work with utmost dedication and sincerity. He praised the NCC Group HQs Ernakulam for excellent work in the field of Social service activities like Swachh Bharath Abhiyan, Afforestation plantation drive, Anti-Tobacco/Anti-Drug abuse campaign, Traffic awareness campaign and Flood relief activities.
The NCC Group Headquarters at Ernakulam commanded by Commmodore RR Ayyar, has been in the forefront of all NCC training and social service activities. During the training year 2019-20 the various NCC units of the Group Headquarters located at Ernakulam and Thrissur carried out extensive training to prepare cadets for the All India Competitions. The Ernakulam Group HQs was also winner of the Inter Group Champinship for republic Day Camp (IG-RDC) Banner competition after a gap of six years.
