Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 18: A national Integration tour named ‘Karwan-E-Aman’ under Romeo Force for 23 girl students from Poonch to Jammu, Amritsar and Chandigarh was flagged off today by Sector Commander Rashtirya Rifles and Altaf Hussain, Zonal Education Officer Surankote.
The tour will instill a sense of awareness and national pride in the young minds and expose them to the development, quality of life and historical places of interest in different parts of the country. The tour includes visit to the Golden Temple, Jallianwalla Bagh, Wagha Border, Durgayana Mandir and APS Khasa in Amritsar. Children will also be visiting Chandigarh to see Rock Garden, Rose Garden, IT Park, Chandigarh Tech Park, Sector-17 Shopping Complex, Fun City, Sukhna Lake, Water Kingdom, Pinjor Garden in Panchkula and Puspha Gujral Science City Kapurthala.
The Sector Commander and Zonal Education Officer interacted with the participants of the tour and asked them to spread the message of peace and take full advantage of the opportunity being given to them.
In yet another event the General Officer Commanding Romeo Force also flagged in the educational tour named Safar-E-Roshni organised by Rashitriya Rifles Battalion for the unemployed youth of Rajouri district from November 10 to 18, 2014.
The important places visited by the youth were the Museum and Agriculture University in Ludhiana and Golden Temple, Jaliyan Wala Bagh and Wagha Border in Amritsar. The main aim behind this tour was to enable them to get acquainted with various employment opportunities available in the country.