Chandigarh Jan. 23,
2021:- The patriotic fervour warmed up the
cold winter morning in Chandigarh today as officers & officials of
Chandigarh Administration, citizens of Chandigarh enthusiastically gathered at
Parade Ground, sector-17, Chandigarh to celebrate Republic Day 2021. Manoj
Parida, 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, Manoj 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 participating in the Republic Day Parade.
Manoj Parida then addressed the
audience with Republic Day wishes and highlighting the latest initiatives and
achievements of Chandigarh Administration namely set up of ten
vaccination centres and administered vaccines on the priority basis to the healthcare
workers and the frontline workers in the first phase, Chandigarh being first
among all the States/UTs in the Country to implement the Affordable Rental
Housing Complexes (ARHCs) Scheme and in a record period of 8 weeks allotted
1703 flats to beneficiaries thereby meeting the target by 80%, launch of Pashu
Kisan Credit Card Scheme”-562 beneficiaries have been identified , Construction
of four new Government school buildings which will be made
functional from the next academic session 2021-22, Public Bike-Sharing project
initiated, work of augmentation of water storage capacity in water works Sector
– 39 has commenced, A New (24 hours operational) Petrol Pump has been set up at
Raipur Kalan, Phase-III, Industrial Area in collaboration with Indian Oil
Corporation.New projects like Mother & Child Care Centre at Sector-32, CTU
Bus Depot-cum-Workshop in Raipur Kalan, Research Scholar Hostel at Punjab
Engineering College, Subway between PGI and Punjab University, are coming up
soon in his speech.
After this, the Chief Guest gave
commendation certificates to 24 awardees who have rendered their outstanding
services in the field of Public Service, Art and Culture, Sports and Social
Services. Along with this, 10 Police personnel were also conferred Administrator's
Police Medal for their distinguished and meritorious services and 2 Police
personnel also awarded with President Medal. The Adviser to the Administrator
also met the Freedom Fighters who were present at the Parade Ground to witness
the Republic Day 2021 celebrations.
This was followed by a vibrant parade
comprising tableaux from different departments emphasizing on social messages
and development. The Chief Guest awarded Civil Defence and Red Indian Cross
Society(Theme-Covod-19 Activities Disaster Management & Dead Body
Management) bagged first position , School Education Department(Theme-COVID-19)
came second and Govt. College of Art(Theme-Inspired by Nature, Aspiring for
Future) got the third place .
Further, The Chief Guest
awarded the best contingents of the Parade. The C.R.P.F received the overall
best award in the parade. In Military Force and Police category, the first
prize was bagged by C.R.P.F., whereas Chandigarh Police FEMALE- 1 got second
position and Punjab Police Armed came third. In NCC contingents, Army,
Naval , Airforce bagged the first place.
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 Arun Kumar Gupta,
Principal Home Secretary, Sanjay Beniwal, DGP, Chandigarh Police, Mandip Singh
Brar, Deputy Commissioner, Kamal Kishore Yadav, Municipal Commissioner,
Chandigarh, and other senior officials of Chandigarh Administration and Police
along with the residents of the city beautiful.
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