ITBP 'diwali mela' begins in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) A three-day exhibition, organisedby the wives welfare association of border guarding forceIndo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)...
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New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) A three-day exhibition, organisedby the wives welfare association of border guarding forceIndo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), showcasing handicraft andother products from various parts of the country wasinaugurated here today.

Carpets, shawls, dry fruits, herbal products, canefurniture, Lucknowi 'chikan' embroidery, delicacies from theNorth East and a host of other local products have beendisplayed at the annual 'mela' being hosted by the force tomark its 56th Raising Day, which will be celebrated at themonth-end.

The fair was opened by Savitri Singh, wife of HomeMinister Rajnath Singh.

During the event, she also handed over prosthetic arms toITBP troops -- constable Biman Biswas and head constableNarendra Singh, who suffered severe frostbite injuries duringa recent mountaineering expedition to Mount Dhaulagiri, andhead constable Sujan Singh, who suffered burn injuries duringa task at the Indian mission in Afghanistan.

ITBP spokesperson Deputy Commandant Vivek K Pandey saidthe exhibition is an effort to showcase the skills and effortsof the wives of the force personnel and how they engagethemselves when their husbands are deployed for long durationsat the border in extreme conditions.

President of the ITBP wives association, Nita Pachnanda,wife of force chief R K Pachnanda, said the exhibition was aneffort to help the families of the ITBP personnel get engagedin self-employment work and the proceeds of the 'mela' will beused for the welfare of the troops.

The ITBP is tasked to guard the 3,488-km long Sino-Indiaborder apart from rendering a variety of roles in the internalsecurity domain of the country. PTI NES ASKASK.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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