Tribune News Service

Srinagar, July 22

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba, who is on a visit to J&K, called on Governor NN Vohra in Srinagar on Sunday.The Governor and the Navy Chief discussed a range of issues relating to the effective national security management, including the challenges being faced in J&K.The Governor thanked Admiral Lanba for the invaluable role played by the Navy during the 2014 floods in the Valley and recalled how the MARCOS, using their Gemini boats equipped with high-tech gadgetry, established waterways to enable the boats of the National Disaster Response Force and other agencies to operate safely and save hundreds of lives.The Governor also sought the Navy Chief’s advice regarding the recovery of the Wular and Dal lakes and how a large number of boys and girls from the Valley could be enabled to join the Navy.