Summary:
A team of 36 cadets, of which 12 are girls, represented the directorate at the national-level camp and bagged the third position. Cadets along with their contingent leader Captain Najmul Huda, reached the city railway station on Monday. Coax swain or the captain for the boat pulling competition, Saziya Sheiwa from Karwar, steered the boat during the racing event. She said she was among several others from six units who were drawn to the white uniform of the naval unit of the defence and joined its student version. Deepa Mahajan from Bengaluru saved the team during the boat pulling competition..