ITANAGAR : The 1 Arunachal Pradesh Battalion National Cadet Corps (NCC), under the aegis of the NCC Group Headquarters Tezpur, concluded its 10-day Combined Annual Training Camp (CATC-68) and Yuva Aapda Mitra Scheme (YAMS) programme at Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic College (RGGPC), Itanagar, on Friday.

The camp brought together 247 NCC cadets from across the state under the leadership of the Commanding Officer of 1 Arunachal Pradesh Battalion NCC. Despite persistent rainfall and weather-related disruptions, many cadets travelled from remote areas, with some taking long detours to reach the camp.

The training was conducted with the support of 10 military personnel, four Associate NCC Officers (ANOs) and one Caretaker Officer (CTO), who supervised the training and welfare of the cadets.

The camp received a morale boost with the visit of Brigadier Mayank Vaid, Commander of NCC Group Headquarters Tezpur, who interacted with the cadets and encouraged them to uphold the values of discipline, leadership and national service.

The training programme familiarised cadets with the discipline and ethos of military camp life while providing instruction in physical training, field craft and battle craft, weapon handling and musketry, small arms firing, sword drill, yoga, games and personality development through expert lectures.

A major component of the camp was the Yuva Aapda Mitra Scheme, under which cadets received disaster preparedness and emergency response training from certified instructors of the Arunachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).

The sessions covered disaster risk reduction, relief and rescue operations, and emergency management techniques to respond to floods, cloudbursts and earthquakes.

The concluding phase of the camp featured Survival Day and Fun Day, aimed at strengthening teamwork, camaraderie and cultural integration through interactive activities and the sharing of traditional cuisines from different parts of the state.

According to the organisers, the camp successfully contributed to the holistic development of the cadets by combining military-oriented training with leadership, discipline and disaster management skills.