Chennai :

As part of the Indian Coast Guard Day celebrations, a quiz competition was organised by Headquarters Coast Guard Region (East) at the Chennai Port for school children, onboard the ship Sarang recently.

Participants from SBOA School emerged champions, while Bala Vidya Mandir and Sivaswami Kala emerged runners-up.  P Vanankamudi, vice-chancellor, Dr Ambedkar Law University, Tamil Nadu, inaugurated the competition, in  the presence of Ila Sharma, president, Coast Guard Wives Welfare Association (Tatrakshika), East.

Speaking at the event, Vanankamudi said that Swachh Bharat was not only a call for cleanliness on streets, but also politics in the country. He pointed out that quiz competitions like these gave youngsters confidence and helped groom their leadership skills.

At least 80 students from 25 Schools from classes eight to 11 registered and participated in the quiz competition. The quiz was conducted by quiz master V V Ramanan.

He quizzed the students about the memorials constructed in the name of Mahatma Gandhi.

The aim of the competition was to create awareness among school children about the duties and responsibilities of Indian Coast Guard, which is entrusted with task of safeguarding the extensive coastlines as well as the adjacent waters of the Indian Peninsula. The quiz also aimed at motivating the youth to join the Indian Coast Guard.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Chennai / by Express News Service / February 04th, 2015