School children gets opportunity to visit Navan base

Around 3500 students from 36 schools have been given opportunity to visit the Naval Base here as part of Navy Week activities held last week.
The students were taken to INS Sutlej, Sunayana and Kirch in separate groups.
"The students were explained the basic functions involved in sailing of a ship by officers of the ship," a Navy release said.
Various training establishments such as Naval Institute of Aeronautical Technology, Seamanship School and Diving School had set up their displays/ equipment in the naval base for the benefit of the visiting school children, it said.
Uses of various naval equipments were explained to the students. Naval films were also screened to motivate the students.

Subsequently, they witnessed flying operations at Naval Air Station, INS Garuda and were shown various naval aircraft from close quarters.
Approximately 300 NCC cadets also visited the ships and air station along with NCC Officers and staff on November 18.