BERHAMPUR: With ill-impact of growth of Left wing extremism uppermost in mind, the Union Ministry of Defence (MoD) is actively considering setting up of four battalions of National Cadet Corps (NCC) at four district headquarter towns in south Orissa. Speaking at the NCC Day celebration here on Sunday, Commodore L. K. Agarwalla, deputy director general of NCC, said MoD was giving final touches to the proposals of establishing four battalions at Malkanagiri, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and Bhawanipatna.Left wing extremists are active in three out of the four places. “This will give the tribal youth of these regions new opportunities and help them join armed forces and paramilitary forces,” Commodore Agarwalla said.
According to NCC sources, while Malkanagiri, Rayagada and Nabarangpur will have cadet strength of 3000 each, Bhawanipatna will have 400 cadets. Malkanagiri and Nabarangpur army battalions will be dedicated for boys, while there will be all girls in Rayagada army battalion. Bhawanipatna will have 400-strong boys naval unit.
At present, the State has 46,139 cadets enrolled in NCC. In the phase-II expansion proposals, which has been recently proposed, two Orissa NCC Air Squadron has been planned in Sunabeda and a group headquarter at Koraput has been recommended.
Source: The Hindu
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