NCC cadets begin sailing expedition

Lucknow: The National Cadet Corps (NCC), under the auspices of the director general of NCC, embarked upon a river sailing expedition from Kanpur to Kolkata, commemorating India's 75 years as a sovereign Republic in the prelude to the 76th Republic Day.The expedition, centred around the theme ‘Indian Rivers-Progenitors of Civilisations', was inaugurated on Monday from Atal Ghat in Kanpur by Bimla Devi and Seema Singh.Bimla Devi is the bereaved spouse of Hav Shiv Narayan Singh, Kirti Chakra (Posthumous), who valiantly sacrificed his life combating terrorists in Bandipur (J&K) in 1994, while Seema Singh is the widow of Lance Naik Jyoti Prakash Singh, Shaurya Chakra (Posthumous).528 Naval Wing NCC cadets from all the 17 NCC directorates across the nation are partaking in the expedition undertaken in DK Whaler boats.