Chandigarh, December 26
As many as 123 cadets have been selected to represent Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh NCC Directorate at the Republic Day Camp - 2007, which commences in New Delhi next month.
Cadets from all over the country will be attending the camp and competing in various events.
The selected cadets underwent a rigorous training camp on the Air Force Station High Grounds here, which had started on December 9. The concluding function and a camp fire were held today. The cadets presented a cultural programme and a national integration presentation. They will also be showcasing these at the camp in Delhi.
The Deputy Director General NCC, Brig D.C. Katoch, who has been supervising the preparations, said the NCC was now laying more stress on sports activities and to accommodate more sports competitions and events some cultural items had been done away with.
He added that the state governments had also been generous in providing financial assistance to provide dress, mufti and other paraphernalia for the cadets and also to undertake training activities.
Brig Katoch also gave away prizes for outstanding performance during training activities and sports competitions. Chandigarh bagged the trophy for the best air squadron as well as the best naval unit in the directorate.
Shimla bagged the trophy for the best group in drill, while Amritsar group was declared best in cultural activities as well as in aero-modelling. Among girls, the trophy for basketball went to Amritsar and that for cross country went to Jalandhar. Among boys, the trophies were bagged by Chandigarh and Rohtak.
