Republic Day: Women officers from Indian Coast Guard happy to get opportunity to march during Parade

Jan 22, 2022

New Delhi, Jan 22 (ANI): The women officers posted in the Indian Coast Guard expressed their happiness to get an opportunity to march on the Rajpath during the Republic Day Parade on January 26. “This would be my 2nd opportunity to march on the Rajpath during the Republic Day Parade as I had earlier come here as an NCC cadet also,” said Chandani Chatterjee, Assistant Commandant, ICG.Assistant Commandant, ICG, Nishi Sharma revealed how delighted she was to have got the opportunity to march on January 26. “Indian Coast Guard is one of the first services to give combat roles to women officers in the forces. We are deployed on the Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs) or hovercrafts to carry out anti-smuggling & other ops along maritime borders,” said Sharma.