NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, AUG 15
Headquarters Dakshin Bharat Area (DBA) of Indian Army celebrated Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the 75th Independence Day in Chennai on Sunday.
Dakshin Bharat Area celebrates #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav.
Maj Gen Prakash Chandra, Chief of Staff(COS), HQ-DB Area of #IndianArmy laid wreath at War Memorial, Chennai #indiaIndependenceday  and paid homage to the fallen heroes of the nation. @pibchennai @SpokespersonMoD  pic.twitter.com/wiOHfvx23W— Defence PRO Chennai (@Def_PRO_Chennai) August 15, 2021
To mark this occasion, Major General Prakash Chandra, Chief of Staff (COS), Headquarters – DB Area laid wreath at War Victory Memorial in the city and paid homage to the fallen heroes of the nation.
DB Area has its Headquarters in Chennai, which is under Southern Command of the Indian Army.
Earlier on August 10, 2021 ‘Army Brass Band’ was organised at the historical Fort Saint George, Chennai.
Various tunes of patriotic fervour was played by the Band team of Officers’ Training Academy (OTA), says a release from Defence PRO.
Flag hoisting by 12 Battalion NCC/GP HQ Coimbatore at War Memorial in Salem
#IDC2021 Commemorating the 75th Independence Day at Salem. Flag Hoisting at the War Memorial Salem d by 12 (TN) Battalion NCC/ GP HQ Coimbatore .@HQ_DG_NCC @Def_PRO_Chennai @CMOTamilnadu pic.twitter.com/B6qRcovvAx
— HQ NCC Dte (TN,P & AN) (@NCCDte_TNPAN) August 15, 2021