TAWANG, Mar 30: The Northeast car rally under the title 'Purvottar Bharat Parikrama' organised by the Eastern Command of the Indian Army  commemorating 75 years of Indian Independence reached Tawang on Tuesday.
The rally was flagged off from Kolkata on March 22 last and touched all the eight Northeastern states paying homage to freedom fighters of these states by visiting war memorials before arriving at Tawang.
The team led by Brigadier KM Shende,Shaurya Chakra visited different schools distributing school bags, and interacted with state dignitaries and ex servicemen. The team members also gave motivational talks in schools for future citizens of the country to join the Indian armed forces and contribute in nation building.
Brigadier Shende and his team made a courtesy visit to DC Tawang Kesang Ngurup Damo at his office on Wednesday. During the interaction, the team leader apprised the DC about the activities they had taken during their nearly 5000 km long journey. The team had earlier visited Mahabodhi old age and orphanage home at Teli village, interacted with students of JNV Tawang and visited the Tawang monastery.
DC Tawang flagged off the 'Purvottar Bharat Parikrama' team back to Shillong this morning from the Tawang war memorial in presence of Dy.Commander Tawang brigade Colonel JS Dodhy and other senior officers. (HS)

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