KISHTAWR: 23 Students accompanied by 02 teachers
from Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir were flagged in by Commander of
Headquarter Sector Rashtriya Rifles after a ten days education cum motivational tour of Delhi, Agra and Chandigarh.
The educational tour was organised by Rashtriya Rifles in Kishtwar for
children of Chhatru region from 12 to 21 February 2012 under Op Sadbhavana.
As part of the educational tour, the
children were taken to Chandigarh, Delhi and Arga. During the tour, the
children visited a number of places of educational, cultural, religious,
historical and tourist importance in different parts of the country at
Chandigarh-Delhi-Agra which was a new experience for them.
These included
visits to Rock Garden, Pinjor Garden, Sukhna Lake, Rose Garden, Mohali Stadium
and Rajbhavan at Chandigarh, Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Metro Ride at Delhi, India
Gate, Rail Museum, Mugal Garden, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House (North
& South Block), Qutub Minar, Lotus Temple and Cannaut Place in Delhi.
They also visited Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Taj Ganj and historical place
Fatehpur Sikriduring their visit
at Agra. They also interacted with senior civil and military dignitaries during
the visit.
During the flagging in ceremony, the
Commander, Headquarter Sector Rashtriya Rifles congratulated them and expressed
the hope that the tour would have given the children an opportunity
to see for themselves, how peace and tranquility in other parts of the country
had ushered in prosperity.
He hoped that the children would have brought
back the rich experience and
would spread the message of peace and harmony in their own little way amongst
their family, friends and relatives in their villages. “The
chain of compassion extends to the very heart of our democracy and there is
nothing that we will not do to restore peace” the commander emphasized.
He also complimented the tour organising team and the teachers Shri
Shambhu Nath Manhas & Shri Khursheed Ahmed for the excellent
conduct of the tour.
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