Army’s HQ 101 Area celebrates 75th raising day

Guwahati: The Indian Army’s HQ 101 Area, known as the “First in Dacca” for being the first Indian Army formation to reach Dacca during the 1971 war, celebrated its diamond jubilee raising day on Monday in Shillong.
The celebrations commenced with a solemn ceremony paying tributes to martyrs at the Shillong War Memorial, Rhino Prerna Sthal, Eastern Command army commander Lt Gen RP Kalita. Officiating GOC 101 Area Maj Gen RK Jha and all ranks of Headquarters 101 Area also paid rich tributes to those who made the supreme sacrifice for the nation.
Defence PRO Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said 101 Communication Zone, as it was then called, was raised in the wake of the Chinese aggression on April 22, 1963 for logistic support to all formations and units in the northeast region. tnn