Motorcycle Rally in Shillong to Commemorate Diamond Jubilee of Headquarters 101 Area of Eastern Command of the Army

The Rhino Riders motorcycle rally, was flagged off from Rhino Training Complex Shillong on Sunday by the Governor of Meghalaya, Phagu Chauhan, according to an official release. This rally honors the Headquarters 101 area which was established on 22 April 1963, after the 1962 operations, to provide logistics support across the entire northeast region. The Governor praised 101 Area for its unique distinction of taking part in active combat operations despite being a logistics formation. He recalled the crowning glory of 101 Area, being the first among all Indian Forces to have entered Dacca on the morning of 16 December 1971, and played a hallmark role in the war for liberation of Bangladesh. He congratulated the formation for its outstanding contribution to infrastructure development and logistics, which has aided nation-building during both war and peace. He also commended the motorcycle team for embarking on the challenging and prestigious rally and reaching out to youth to motivate them to join the Army as well as to meet veterans and veer naris of the entire northeast region. The motorcycle rally team, led by Colonel Pankaj Chaturvedi of HQ 101 Area, will travel through Meghalaya, Assam, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh, aid civil-military fusion and celebrate the spirit of patriotism in the landmark year of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.