UDHAMPUR, SEPT 07: Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, YSM**, VSM, GOC-in-C Northern Command felicitated 34 pan India journalists of Defence Correspondents Course (DCC-2024) at Rezangla Hall, Udhampur today. The Course was organized by Directorate of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence.
The DCC-2024 under Lt Col Manish Shrivastava, PRO Dehradun had congregated at Karwar on 19 August 2024.The participants of the course after undergoing the Navy module at Karwar (Mumbai) and Air force module at Sulur (Tamil Nadu), reached Jammu on 01 Sep 2024.
The Army Leg commenced with visit to Ratnuchak Military Station to get an insight of Armoured Equipment, training activities. obstacle crossing drills and Tank Ride to get a feeling of battle zone. Thereafter they witnessed demonstration on Artillery equipment by Tiger Division.
The DCC journalists were given a chance to see the Anti Infiltration Obstacle System (AIOS) on the Line of Control (LC) in Poonch-Rajouri sector. They were taken to forward areas along LC in Jhangar and Bhimbar Gali, Rajouri and were briefed about demography of the region and LC.
During their visit to Pinewood School, Hamirpur they interacted with the students and teachers. The course also visited the Corps Battle School, Sarol in order to witness the orientation training of soldiers and interacted with Indian Army soldiers during the visit. The visit of journalists to such remote locations helped them in understanding the hardships and the challenges faced by the troops of Indian Army and Awaam along the borders and in the hinterland in J&K.
During the valedictory function, Lt Col Manish Shrivastava, PRO Dehradun and Nodal Officer presented the Course report, Nominated Participants shared their experiences and The Army Cdr awarded the course completion certificates to the participants and emphasized on positive and factual reporting on defence matters.
In his address, the GOC-in-C emphasized the budding Defence journalists on sensible reporting on operations and reports on Bravehearts. He also emphasized on the National Security aspects while reporting stories on defence activities specially in LC and hinterland. The GOC-In-C also stressed upon the role of journalists in the Nation Building.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that “the aim of the course was to get journalists from all over the country to give an overview of the functioning of the three wings of the Armed Forces.
In the end, on behalf of Directorate of Public Relations, MoD a memento was presented to the GOC-In-C by Lt Col Manish Shrivastava as a token of gratitude.
