Kochi: Navy Week to honour widows of sailors

KOCHI: This year’s Navy Week will have a day dedicated to widows of sailors, who sacrificed their life for the cause of the nation, as a mark of remembrance and respect. The special day for ‘Veer Naaris’ will be organised by the Navy Wives Welfare Association (NWWA) on November 27.


On Friday, commanding officer of INS Venduruthy and station commander Navy (Kochi) Commodore NAJ Joseph announced the plans for this year’s Navy Week.

The theme of this year’s Navy Week is ‘Indian Navy - Silent, Strong and Swift’.

Community services to Good Hoper Old Age Home at Fort Kochi will be held from November 6 to November 9. The elderly people of the old age home will be invited to INS Dronacharya and will be entertained by the Naval personnel. Veteran sailors will get an opportunity to interact with the Chief of Staff and other senior officers of the SNC and discuss problems faced by them on November 10.

Visit of the senior citizens and special children to the Indian naval ships and naval exhibition has been planned for November 13. A day later, children from various local schools will get to visit naval ships and naval air station Garuda, where the roles and missions undertaken by the ships and the aircrafts will be explained.

The visit of school children will be planned in advance and the schools can approach the Southern Naval Command, Kochi, via email: ssoedkochi@gmail.com and phone: 04842872151. Time slots will be allocated to schools on first come first serve basis.


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