A naval investiture ceremony was held at the Naval Base here on Wednesday.
Vice Admiral M.A. Hampiholi, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command, presented distinguished service awards announced last year to the recipients. Captain P.E. Prasad was conferred Nao Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty) while Commodore Ashok Kumar Rai, Commodore Ramesh M.S. Menon and Commodore Gautam Marwaha were conferred the Vishisht Seva Medals (VSM). The Vice Admiral also presented Unit Citations to INS Garuda and INS Shardul that delivered exceptional performances over the past year.
The CNS Trophy for best green practices was awarded to INS Venduruthy.
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