610 cadets to pass out today

Tribune News Service

Dehradun, June 10

Lt-Gen Sarath Chand, General Officer Commanding-In-Chief (GOC-in-C), South Western Command, and Colonel of the Garhwal Rifles and Garhwal Scouts will be the reviewing officer at the passing-out-parade scheduled for tomorrow at the Indian Military Academy (IMA).A fleet of 610 gentleman cadets (GCs), including 45 foreign gentleman cadets, will pass out from the IMA.The police said additional personnel had been deployed around the IMA to maintain law and order in the city. Additional traffic policemen had been deployed to decongest traffic near the IMA. The IMA administration said necessary preparations had been done to ensure the smooth conducting of the passing-out parade.It may be recalled that Lt Sarath Chand was commissioned into Garhwal Rifles in June 1979 and has had an outstanding professional career spanning over 37 years. He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Kazhakootam, National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune, and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, and National Defence College, New Delhi.