On occasion of the 21th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, recounting India’s military victory against Pakistan in 1999, volunteers of NSS Builders of School of Civil Engineering paid a special tribute ‘Shraddhanjali’ to commemorate the victory of the Indian Armed Forces in the Kargil War.
The online event was addressed by Dr. Benu Gopal Mohapatra, Director SCE and a brief lecture delivered by Prof. Satya Ranjan Samal and Prof. Gaurav Udgata, Program officer, NSS SCE. Volunteers of NSS School of Civil Engineering attended the event along with the few faculty members of the School. In the event, the volunteers explained the importance of Kargil Vijay Diwas.
The Invited speaker, Mr. Manas Chandan Mishra, who had served the Indian army earlier, gave a brief insight on how Kargil war was fought by our soldiers to reclaim the Indian land which was occupied by Pakistan and their commitment to the nation and the army. He also gave his all support to our volunteers and students for training them to join Indian Army. The vote of thanks was delivered by the Programme Coordinator KIIT NSS Bureau, Prof. Kajal Parashar and the event concluded with the recitation of the National Anthem of India.
The event covered certain activities which were:-
l A presentation by the volunteers which explained when and why Kargil Vijay Diwas was celebrated.
l Presentation of a small video that paid tribute to our martyrs and soldiers.
l Quiz through which a Govt. of India participation E-certificate was provided to each participant present in the meeting.
The volunteers of NSS Bureau of KIIT School of Civil Engineering have extended thankfulness to the Hon’ble Founder Dr. Achyuta Samanta; Vice Chancellor Prof. Hrushikesha Mohanty; Pro Vice Chancellor Prof. Sasmita Samanta; Director SCE, Dr. Benu Gopal Mohapatra and Programme Coordinator of KIIT NSS Bureau, Prof. Kajal Parashar for their constant support and guidance.