99th Military Engineering Services Raising Day was observed on September 26, 2021.
Highlights
On this occasion Lt Gen Harpal Singh Engineer-in-Chief, urged all the Military Engineer Services personnel to continue dedicating themselves to the Military Engineering Services.
About Military Engineer Services (MES)
MES is a premier construction agency and an important pillar of Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. It provides rear line engineering support to the Armed Forces and other associated organisations of the Ministry of Defence (MoD). MES is the largest construction and maintenance agencies in India having an annual workload of about Rs 30000 crore.
Function of MES
MES carries out multifarious construction activities like residential and office buildings, roads, hospitals, runways and marine structures across India it is also involved in construction of conventional buildings, sophisticated & complex laboratories, workshops, factories, hangars, dockyards, ammunition storage facilities, jetties or wharves and other complex or special structures.
99th Military Engineering Services Raising Day was observed on September 26, 2021.