NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, JAN 29
More than 700 students from various schools on Thursday visited Naval and the Indian Coast Guard ships. The visit was organised as a part of the Republic Day celebrations, a Defence spokesman said.
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As part of #IndianNavy’s outreach activities,over 1000 school #Children from various schools of #Chennai visited #1TS ships.Visit was aimed at creating #awareness & exposure towards life onboard warship and various opportunities in the Indian Navy. pic.twitter.com/LkS871Mpjg— Southern Naval Command (@IN_HQSNC) January 30, 2023
797 students along with 44 teachers from five schools in and around Chennai – Army Public School, St Patrick’s ICSE School, DAV Girls, Gopalapuram, AM Jain School Meenambakkam, and Padma Seshadri Bal Bhavan Siruseri visited onboard ships of the First Training Squadron INS Tir, INS Sujata and CGS Sarathi on Saturday.
They were given a guided tour of ships, briefed about the roles and capabilities of the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard. The interaction with personnel onboard ships provided excellent exposure to the children on the importance of the maritime security of the nation, the general functioning of the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard and the life onboard ships.