ATMA NIRBHAR BHARAT ABHIYAN BULLET RESISTANT JACKETS
ATMA NIRBHAR BHARAT ABHIYAN BULLET RESISTANT JACKETS TO TAMIL NADU POLICE BY ORDNANCE CLOTHING FACTORY, AVADI
Chennai, 12 Aug 2020
In commemoration to the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan of Government of India, a handing over ceremony of Bullet Resistant Jackets to Tamil Nadu Police was organized at Ordnance Clothing Factory, Avadi on 11.08.2020.
As part of this ceremony, the first consignment of Bullet Resistant Jackets were handed over to the Tamil Nadu Police against their order by OCF Avadi. The function was presided over by Shri Hari Mohan, IOFS, Ayudh Ratna, DGOF & Chairman, O. F Board along with Shri C S Viswakarma, Addl.
DGOF/AV, Shri A K Jain, Member/Market ing & Export, OFB, Shri Rajnish Lodwal, IOFS, NDC, Sr. DDG/OEF HQrs, and other Senior Officers of O F Board through Video Conferencing. From OCF Avadi, Shri Surjit Das, IOFS, GM in the presence of Senior Officers handed over the first consignment to Smt. Seema Agrawal, IPS, Addl. DGP/HQrs., who was accompanied by Smt. Sonal V Misra, IPS, IGP/CRPF, Smt. P K Senthilkumari, DIGP/HQrs., and Smt. V. Shyamala Devi, AIGP/HQrs., of Tamil Nadu Police.
The Bullet Resistant Jackets supplied to Tamil Nadu Police by OCF Avadi has been completely designed and fabricated at OCF, Avadi. The Jacket has special features like High Density Water Repellence, Flame Retarda ntce and protection from bullets fired from Hand Guns, Pistols, 5.5 INSAS Rifles, AK-47 Rifles and 7.62 SLRs.
OCF Avadi has fully established the capacity to design and produce different variants of Bullet Resistant Jackets through its robust R&D set up meeting International Standards.
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