<p>President Ram Nath Kovind awarded the President's Colour to the Submarine Arm of the navy in Visakhapatnam on Friday.</p>.<p>The Presidents Colour is the highest honour which can be bestowed upon any military unit.</p>.<p>The President's Colour was received by Rear Adm Veenam Srinivas, Flag Officer Submarines, on behalf of the Submarine Arm at a splendid ceremony at Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam.<br /><br />Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, navy chief Adm Sunil Lanba and other senior defence and civilian officials were present. <br /><br />Speaking on the occasion, Kovind said that the valiant submarines of the navy carry out their professional responsibility with great skill and take a grave risk and that the nation is proud of the achievement and appreciates their contribution to national security.</p>.<p>The commissioning of the first Submarine, INS Kalvari, on December 8, 1967, laid the foundation of the Submarine Arm.</p>.<p>The Submarine Arm has been at the forefront of all offensive operations of the navy and played a particularly stellar role in the 1971 Indo-Pak war.</p>.<p>During the 1971 war, four submarines were actively deployed on both the eastern and western maritime theatres of operations in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.</p>.<p>Their presence achieved the desired deterrent effect and restricted the enemy operation at sea to a considerable extent. <br /><br />Personnel of the Submarine Arm were awarded one Maha Vir Chakra, two Vir Chakras, one Shaurya Chakra and a number of Mention–in–Dispatches for acts of bravery during the war.</p>.<p>The navy has rich experience of operating six classes of submarines which includes conventional and nuclear submarines.</p>.<p>The navy, by way of its maritime strategy, has adopted a strategy of deterrence to maintain peace.</p>.<p>Submarines singularly form the most important pillar of this strategy.</p>
<p>President Ram Nath Kovind awarded the President's Colour to the Submarine Arm of the navy in Visakhapatnam on Friday.</p>.<p>The Presidents Colour is the highest honour which can be bestowed upon any military unit.</p>.<p>The President's Colour was received by Rear Adm Veenam Srinivas, Flag Officer Submarines, on behalf of the Submarine Arm at a splendid ceremony at Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam.<br /><br />Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, navy chief Adm Sunil Lanba and other senior defence and civilian officials were present. <br /><br />Speaking on the occasion, Kovind said that the valiant submarines of the navy carry out their professional responsibility with great skill and take a grave risk and that the nation is proud of the achievement and appreciates their contribution to national security.</p>.<p>The commissioning of the first Submarine, INS Kalvari, on December 8, 1967, laid the foundation of the Submarine Arm.</p>.<p>The Submarine Arm has been at the forefront of all offensive operations of the navy and played a particularly stellar role in the 1971 Indo-Pak war.</p>.<p>During the 1971 war, four submarines were actively deployed on both the eastern and western maritime theatres of operations in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea.</p>.<p>Their presence achieved the desired deterrent effect and restricted the enemy operation at sea to a considerable extent. <br /><br />Personnel of the Submarine Arm were awarded one Maha Vir Chakra, two Vir Chakras, one Shaurya Chakra and a number of Mention–in–Dispatches for acts of bravery during the war.</p>.<p>The navy has rich experience of operating six classes of submarines which includes conventional and nuclear submarines.</p>.<p>The navy, by way of its maritime strategy, has adopted a strategy of deterrence to maintain peace.</p>.<p>Submarines singularly form the most important pillar of this strategy.</p>
