ITANAGAR, Nov 9: Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen K T
Parnaik (Retd) said women joining the armed forces reflect
the changing scenario of the country.
Reviewing the attestation parade of the Assam Rifles Mahila
recruits at Assam Rifles Training Centre and School (ARTC&S)
at Sukhovi in Nagaland on Wednesday, he said women
recruits’ attestation parade is the best example of women
empowerment.
“These women personnel will secure a good livelihood for
themselves and for their family and also inspire the girls in
the future to stand on their own feet and contribute to the
progress of the nation,” Parnaik said.
The governor took salute of the marching contingents
commanded by recruit Maina Saikia, a Raj Bhavan
communique said here.
The governor appreciated the women recruits in the parade,
officers and instructors of the centre, which aims to make
capable, disciplined and physically and mentally fit soldiers.
He said the Assam Rifles personnel are stationed in counter
insurgency operation areas, therefore, it is very important
that they prepare themselves to take on their responsibilities
with efficiency and effectiveness.
Altogether 382 women recruits including 12 from Arunachal
Pradesh, after 44 weeks training, attested to the Assam
Rifles.
The graduates will be posted in different units of the Assam
Rifles in Arunachal Pradesh and other parts of the North East
region.
The governor presented awards to the best recruits in battle
craft, weapon handling, jungle lane shooting and other
specializations in counter insurgency operations.
Recruit Nonie Chizo received the overall best recruit award,
while Vephilu Hoshi received the award for best in physical
training. Recruits Maina Saikia and Catherine M Saidan
received the awards for best in drill and best in firing
respectively.
Assam Rifles Director General Lt Gen PC Nair, Assam Rifles
Training Centre and School commandant Brig Raman Sharma
were present at the ceremony. (PTI)
Arunachal minister flags off glacier expedition
ITANAGAR, Nov 9: Arunachal Pradesh Science and
Technology minister Honchun Ngandam flagged off a 10-day
expedition which will study various issues related to glaciers
in Arunachal Himalaya.
The glacier expedition is being jointly formed by the scientists
of the Goa-based National Centre for Polar and Ocean
Research, under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences and the
Centre for Earth Sciences and Himalayan Studies, here.
Ngandam on Wednesday said for the first time such a team is
going to investigate and undertake various issues related to
glacier studies in Arunachal Himalaya.
“It is important to develop expertise and capability for
studying glaciers of Arunachal Pradesh by the team of
competent groups helping each other in developing
expertise,” he said.
The team comprising six scientists is being led by Dr
Parmanand Sharma from National Centre for Polar and
Ocean Research.
The team would transverse through the routes of Jang,
Mago, Zemithang, Marethang and Khangri in Tawang district
of the northeastern state.
Due to climate change globally, the glaciers of various areas
including Arunachal Pradesh are receding at the rate of 25 to
30 metre per year (as per IPCC report), informed Centre for
Earth Sciences and Himalayan Studies director Tana Tage.
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He said that the team of experts will investigate and study
the parameters which are impacting the glaciers melt and
also study the water balance that creates disaster with the
combination of rainfall and snowmelt.
Additionally, the possibilities for setting up a glacier
monitoring laboratory will be explored by the team, Tage
added.
There are mainly four glacier basins (Manas, Kameng,
Subansiri and Dibang) in Arunachal Himalaya with 161
glaciers covering 223 sq km.
The team has identified the Khangri glacier and Daisaphu
glacier in Arunachal Pradesh for potential preliminary
reconnaissance studies.
The Khangri glacier is situated in the Kameng basin and the
Daisaphu glacier is located in the Subansiri basin of Arunachal
Pradesh at an altitude of around 5,000 to 5,500 metres
bordering China. Physical accessibility to identify glaciers is
an important parameter to select for glaciological studies.
Tage said the benefit of such studies would be to develop the
capacity and capability of the Centre for Earth Sciences and
Himalayan Studies in the area of Glaciology.
This would be very informative to understand the behaviours
of glaciers in the event of climate change and also the
possibilities for Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), he
added. (PTI)
