The Army Wives Welfare Association celebrated its 51st anniversary in Udhampur. Tribune Photo

Tribune News Service

Jammu, August 23

The Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) celebrated its 51st anniversary at Udhampur today. Raised in 1966, AWWA has evolved as one of the largest registered NGO of the country.Giving details, the PRO, Northern Command, said the AWWA Northern Command celebrated the occasion by organising a central function at the Chinar complex of the Udhampur Military Station.The celebrations were also concurrently held at other military stations in the Command Zone and the theme of the celebration was “Water Conservation”, wherein emphasis was laid on educating the families on the importance of water and various means for its conservation, he said.A documentary on water conservation was shown to provide knowledge on the management of natural resources and their care for the needs of the future generations and environment.Veer naris were felicitated during the celebrations. Regional president awards were conferred on some women for their outstanding contribution to the organisation during the year.In her message to members, Gowri Anbu, regional president, AWWA, re-iterated the overall AWWA theme of “Asha, vishwas and astha” and exhorted the fraternity to contribute to nation-building and undertake activities that not only enable the organisation to achieve its goal but also impact positively on society and the nation at large.