International City Parade draws huge crowds to Beach Road in Vizag

All roads successful the metropolis led to the RK Beach connected Friday arsenic thousands of radical gathered to witnesser the much-awaited International City Parade, organised arsenic portion of the International Fleet Review (IFR) and MILAN present connected Thursday.

Though it was not a weekend, the turnout was overwhelming. People of each ages, youth, elderly, women and children started coming to the Beach Road from day onwards. They entered done Park Hotel Junction, Collectorate, Novotel down and different entree points to unafraid vantage points to ticker the parade. Many among them had already watched the rehearsals but were keen to acquisition the spectacle erstwhile again.

The designated spectator blocks acceptable up on the beachfront were filled to capableness good earlier the programme commenced. The agelong adjacent Kali Mata Temple witnessed the maximum crowd, with visitors occupying each disposable space. While the younker were engaged capturing photos and videos connected their mobile phones, respective aged spectators were seen carrying binoculars to get a person presumption of the aerial displays.

The programme commenced aft Governor S. Abdul Nazeer arrived arsenic the main guest, accompanied by elder officials of the Eastern Naval Command (ENC). The aerial amusement formed a large item of the evening. Chetak and ALH helicopters performed precision manoeuvres, followed by an awesome show by Dornier patrol craft and Albatross aircraft, leaving the assemblage spellbound.

The banner flypast by Chetak helicopters, the Kestrel enactment by ALH helicopters, Kamov-28 helicopters, MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and the roaring flypast by MiG combatant jets drew thunderous applause. Spectators cheered loudly arsenic the MiGs streaked crossed the sky, galore attempted to seizure the high-speed show connected their phones. The aerial show was followed by an amphibious objection connected the beach, which further heightened the excitement.

The parade began with performances by the NCC cadets and students, mounting an energetic tone. A bid of taste programmes featuring people artistes added colour to the event. More than 30 LED screens were installed astatine assorted points to guarantee wide visibility for the ample gathering.

One of the astir captivating moments of the parade was the dynamic march past by naval unit from antithetic countries. The assemblage applauded continuously arsenic contingents from crossed the satellite marched successful unison on the seafront and captured it connected their mobile phones. It was followed by Navy set performance, occurrence works, illumination of ships and a fewer others.

“Vizag has a large maritime history. The metropolis is honoured to big specified events. Every clip specified an lawsuit occurs, it gives a feeling of pridefulness having the Eastern Naval Command with us,” said M. Mahesh Kumar, a retired authorities teacher who watched the parade from the Beach Road.

A assemblage student, Sai Teja, who attended the lawsuit with his friends, said, “Watching the MiGs roar supra america and seeing the naval forces from antithetic nations march unneurotic is an unforgettable experience. It made maine consciousness arrogant of our Navy and inspired maine to cognize much astir our defence services.”

Meanwhile, postulation congestion was reported astatine Jagadamba Junction, Collectorate, The Park Hotel Junction, Siripuram and a fewer different areas starring to the Beach Road. Special buses were enactment into operations to conscionable the request of the spectators. The full agelong was brought nether choky constabulary power and question of vehicles was regulated to guarantee the information of the monolithic crowd.