AR conducts medical camp, know your Assam Rifles drive
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 19 2019:
Sajik Battalion of 28 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) distributed sports kit, conducted medical camp and organised Know Your Assam Rifles Camp during Kana Area Games and Sports Association (KAGSA) Meet at Chakap village on January 18, said a statement of PRO IGAR (South) today.
The Sajik Bn in its effort to promote sports event in the area provided material and medical support for the 35th KAGSA Meet 2019 .
The Bn distributed sports items to KAGSA under Op Sadbhavana.
The Bn also, as a gesture to motivate the youth, felicitated the first and the second placed teams in girls Volleyball, said the statement.
The Bn on the final day of the KAGSA meet also organised a "Know your Assam Rifles" camp in the village to spread awareness among the youth to join the Indian Defence Force.
Large number of youth from various villages visited the camp to learn about the defence forces through audio-visual display of motivational movies and modern weapons/equipment used by the force.
The youth were enthusiastic to know about various entry schemes through which they can join the Indian Armed Forces, continued the statement.
A dedicated team under the Unit Medical Officers provided medical treatment and medicines to 334 people including 77 children, 147 women and 110 men.
The locals were also educated about the various life style diseases and ills of drugs/alcohol abuse, AR said.