Navy chief Admiral Tripathi on 3-day farewell visit to SNC

Kochi: Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, accompanied by Naval Welfare and Wellness Association (NWWA) president Shashi Tripathi, visited Southern Naval Command (SNC).Navy chief and his wife are on a farewell visit to SNC, Kochi, from Sunday to Tuesday. CNS was accorded a ceremonial guard of honour at INS Garuda on arrival.CNS attended Annual Communication Conference, which brought together serving and retired communicators of Navy on a common platform. Conference witnessed exchange of ideas, operational insights and a future-ready roadmap in the domains of Communication and Electronic Warfare.The admiral also visited his alma mater, Signal School, where he interacted with staff and trainees. He inaugurated a motivation hall-cum-museum Sanchar Sangrahalaya, named Bahadur Kavina Hall, showcasing evolution of naval communications and rich legacy of the school.In another event, CNS interacted with officers, sailors, DSC personnel and defence civilians of SNC during a candid Fireside Chat on Monday. He also visited Lakshya, the Composite Indoor Shooting Range (CISR) at INS Dronacharya, where he witnessed firing demonstrations of newly inducted small arms. Additionally, a new 96-unit married accommodation complex, Vijendra 2, was inaugurated at Mahavir Annexe.Later, the CNS, who is also the president of Navy Foundation (NF), presided over 33rd governing council meeting and annual general meeting of the foundation. Meeting was attended by presidents and office-bearers of all NF chapters, along with veterans. Attendees were apprised of recent initiatives undertaken by Navy for welfare and well-being of veteran community. On this occasion, seven veterans who made significant contributions to the community were felicitated by CNS, said the source.