Flag Day celebrated in Noida

District Sainik Board today celebrated Flag Day, with hundreds of people gathering to commemorate bravery and supreme sacrifices of the soldiers and to collect fund from people for the welfare of armed forces personnel.

District Magistrate Hira Lal Gupta appealed to the public to contribute liberally for Armed Forces Flag Day fund.

The contributions provide benefits to widows, disabled soldiers, ex-servicemen and serving personnel. The total number of people who would be benefited by this fund was over a crore, an official said.

Industrial units, residents' body, and commercial associations have extended support and appealed to traders and industrialists and residents to contribute in fund raising.