DGAR cycle expedition flagged off
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 12 2016 :
Maj Gen V S Sreenivas, IG,
Assam Rifles (South) flagged
off DGAR Cycling Expedition
today at the Headquarters of
IGAR (South) at Mantripukhri
in presence of eminent Military
Commanders and civil Govt
Officials and other luminaries.
The expedition was organ-
ised to commemorate the 181
st
Raising Day of Assam Rifles
which falls on March 24, ac-
cording to a statement issued
by the PRO of IGAR (S).
The Cycle expedition team
from Manipur, comprising of
Assam Rifles units under
IGAR (South), will converge
with the team from IGAR
(North) at Kohima before
they proceed towards HQ
DGAR at Shillong, covering
a total distance of 540 kms.
In addition to displaying
their spirit of adventure, the
Cycling Team from IGAR
(South), living up to the As-
sam Rifles credo of "Sentinels
of North East - Friends of
Hill People", will spread the
message of peace and har-
mony and shall also conduct
various awareness campaigns
focused on the Govt's
'Swachh Bharat', Beti Bachao
and Jan Dhan Yojna pro-
grammes.
Lectures and
informative talks at towns and
villages enroute would be the
highlight of the cycle expedi-
tion, it said.