HOMAGE PAID TO MARTYRS ON 66TH ANNIVERSARY OF EME CORPS

Hyderabad|India|October'2009: Homage was paid to martyrs who made the supreme sacrifice in the discharge of their duty at a wreath laying ceremony organised on the occasion of 66th Raising Day Anniversary celebrations of the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) at the War Memorial of 1EME Centre, in Cantonment on 15th Oct.

On this occasion, Lt Gen I J Singh, Commandant, MCEME and Colonel Commandant of the Corps of EME paid tribute to the martyrs by laying the wreath at the altar of the memorial. Brigadier Bibhuti Bhushan, Commandant, 1 EME Centre, Lt. General (Retd) LM Rajgopal and Major General (Retd) A Visweswara Rao were also paid floral tributes to the Martyrs. Last post was sounded and a two-minute silence for the peace of departed souls was observed.

The three day celebrations were began with a “Special Sainik Sammelan”. While presiding over special Sainik Sammelan, Brigadier Bibhuti Bhushan commended his men including the civilians for their dedication to duty saying that they had worked enthusiastically with great perseverance in keeping with the high traditions of their Corps motto “Karm Hi Dharm”. Besides achieving a high level of user satisfaction by using their technical skills, they had also delivered the desird results in other responsibilities, he added. He also expressed confidence that his men would continue to strive hard to achieve higher levels of excellence.

A barakhana in the evening in which ex-personnel of the EME were also invited also formed a highlight of the programme of celebrations.

Since its inception on October 15, 1943, the Corps of EME has welded itself into a fine and efficient organization. EME is engaged in providing repair support to the complete range of equipment held by the Army including vehicles, small arms, instruments, medical equipment, guns, tanks, communication equipment and helicopters. If combat arms are the teeth of the Army then EME has a vital function of keeping them sharp.