During the camp, medical requirements of the locals and their animals were addressed and medicines were provided, Public Relations Officer (PRO), Guwahati, Lt col Mahendra Rawat said.
A huge crowd was seen gathered to give the Prime Minister a grand welcome as he arrived in Mandya to lay the foundation stone of multiple projects and inaugurate the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway.
"The idea of a festival of colours is amusing. I heard about it and wanted to experience it myself. We cannot see this kind of celebration anywhere else", said one of them.
Tamil Nadu Police on Tuesday arrested a migrant worker from Jharkhand for allegedly making and sharing a fake video which claimed that locals thrashed workers.
The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on Tuesday celebrated Holi near the International Border in the RS Pura sector of Jammu. They also extended best wishes to locals ahead of the festival of colours.
"They are like a family. While we miss our loved ones back home, especially on festivals, they lift our spirits by celebrating with us. We spend time together. I extend my best wishes to fellow countrymen on the occasion of Holi," a jawan said.
"The protestors numbering upto hundreds condemned the use of Mosque by terrorists & maligning its sacredness & called on those who were supporting such acts," read the statement from the army.
The last unconnected administrative centre and the only unconnected Assembly constituency of Arunachal Pradesh - Tali - has been connected by road, ending the years of wait by the locals.