Chandigarh, 26 January, 2019: The patriotic
fervour warmed up the cold winter morning in Chandigarh today as officers &
officials of Chandigarh Administration, citizens of Chandigarh, teachers and children
of the school enthusiastically gathered at Parade Ground, sector-17, Chandigarh
to celebrate Republic Day 2019. Sh. Manoj Parida, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator,
U.T Chandigarh was the chief guest of the occasion. The Adviser to the Administrator
first laid a wreath at the War Memorial at Bougainvillea Garden, in memory of
all members of the armed forces who gave up their life for the country. From
there, Sh. Parida reached the main venue of the Republic Day function, where he
unfurled the National Flag and inspected the Guard of Honour. This was followed
by a March Past by various contingents of Police and NCC Cadets participating
in the Republic Day Parade. It was for the first time that a woman IPS officer-Smt.
Niharika Bhatt, ASP, Chandigarh Police, lead the Chandigarh Police contingent.
Sh. Manoj Parida then addressed the
audience with Republic Day wishes and highlighting the latest initiatives and
achievements of Chandigarh Administration namely Approval
for 5 major projects worth 985 crores by the Chandigarh Smart City Limited
Company (24 hour water supply, smart water meters in Manimajra, augmentation of
new sewerage treatment plants and provision of new STP near Lake, scientific
waste disposal, animal carcasses disposal, public bike sharing facility etc), Merger
of 13 villages in Municipal Corporation, Approval for allotment of land for
Housing Project of Government employees, 25 MWp Grid tied Rooftop Solar Plants
installed, TAARE ZAMEEN PAR-A Night Vigil”, Project Phoenix, Atal Tinkering
Labs, Chandigarh Skill Development Mission, One stop centre-Sakhi and Senior
Citizen Safety App in his speech.
After this, the Chief Guest gave commendation
certificates to 23 awardees who have rendered their outstanding services in the
field of Public Service, Art and Culture, Sports and Social Services. Along
with this, 18 Police personnel were also conferred Administrator's Police Medal
for their distinguished and meritorious services. The Adviser to the
Administrator also met the Freedom Fighters who were present at the Parade
Ground to witness the Republic Day 2019 celebrations.
This was followed by a vibrant parade
comprising tableaux from different departments emphasizing on social messages
and development. Cultural programme was also presented by school children showcasing
India's rich cultural heritage. The students of Govt. Model Sr. Secondary
School, sector-8 presented a Yoga Show, Dev Samaj School, sector-21 students performed
a Marathi Dance, Post Graduate College, sector-11 performed a Luddi Dance and
Govt. Model Sr. Secondary School, sector-33 performed a Haryani Dance which
enthralled the audience during the Republic Day celebrations.
The
Chief Guest then awarded the best contingents of the Parade. The
Chandigarh Police received the overall best award in the parade. In
Military Force and Police category, the first prize was bagged by Chandigarh
Police-IRB(Male), whereas Chandigarh Police GENERAL DUTY (Male) got second
position and Chandigarh Police IRB Female came third. In NCC contingents, in
the category of Civil Defence, Chandigarh Civil Defence received the first
prize, Chandigarh Home Guards came second and Chandigarh Fire Service got the
third position.
In NCC contingents, NCC Air Wing
bagged the first position, NCC Army Wing(Boys) came second and NCC Naval Wing
came third. In another category of Ambulance Brigade, Guide and Scouts, and
Road Safety, Government Model Senior Secondary School sector 47 got first
position, Government Girls Model Senior Secondary School sector 20 B got second
position and Govt. Girls Model Senior Secondary School, sector 20 D got third
position for scouts and guides.
In School student’s category,
Punjab University Platoon came first whereas Sri Guru Harkishan Ser. Sec
School-40 got second position and G.M.S.S.S-38 West got third position. Under
the School Band category, Govt Model Senior Secondary School,sector-10
came 1st, Moti Ram Arya Sr. Sec. Model School-27 scored 2nd place and Institute
for Blind, sector-26 came third.
The celebrations in the honour of the
date when the Constitution of India came into effect concluded with the National
Anthem. Among others present during the function were Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta ,
IAS, Home Secretary, Sh. Ajoy Kumar Sinha , IAS, Finance Secretary, Sh. Sanjay
Beniwal, IPS, DGP, Chandigarh Police, Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, IAS, Deputy
Commissioner, Sh. Kamal Kishore Yadav, IAS, Municipal Commissioner, Chandigarh,
Sh. Jitender Yadav, IAS, Special Secretary Home, and other senior officials of
Chandigarh Administration and Police along with the residents of the city
beautiful.
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