Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 20: Tawi Trekkers J&K, the premier trekking organization of J&K, in cooperation with Surinsar-Mansar Development Authority J&K is organizing a series of Short treks (adventure picnics) in Surinsar- Mansar- Mohoregarh area.
In this process third group of trekkers comprising 45 students including 23 girls of Shiksha Niketan Secondary School, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu participated in the programme.
Ram Khajuria, President of Tawi Trekkers J&K led the group of budding trekkers along with trained mountaineers Sonam Sidharth, Shashi Kant, Sakshi Magotra, Rahul Khajuria and Souravdeep Singh. Three teachers of the school namely Usha Devi, Dinesh and Jyoti Thappa also accompanied the group.
During the day long venture the young adventurers in the age group of 11 to 15 years first visited the beautiful Surinsar Lake where they were taught about the origin of the Lake vis-a-vis the origin of the Himalaya.
They were happy to learn that Surinsar lake has the unique distinction of having a particular specie of turtles which is found only in this lake on this planet. Having learnt about the faunae and flora of the area the trekkers proceeded to Mansar, the next destination.
At Mansar they visited the local zoo, maintained by the department of Wild Life Protection, where they saw many beautiful birds and wild animals and learnt about their habitat and their behavior.
Finally, they enjoyed the main attraction, a short trek of about 6 kms in the Mansar- Mohore Garh area and were thrilled to have a panoramic view of the serene lake and the Mother Nature at its best.
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