Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 4: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Border Security Force (BSF) Jammu NS Jamwal flagged off the ‘Bharat Darshan’ tour of children hailing from remote border areas of Jammu region at BSF Frontier Headquarters, Paloura Camp here.
BSF Jammu has been organizing tour called ‘Bharat Darshan’ for the children of Jammu region from two decades.
The aim of organizing the tour is to give exposure to the childrens about the rich heritage, culture and grandeur of our nation. These tours have garnered huge popularity among the masses of remote border areas of Jammu region and children eagerly wait every year for this opportunity.
Total 35 children including 20 boys and 15 girls in the age group of 12 to 17 years of humble background are selected from remote border areas. During the tour, children will get an opportunity to visit various monuments in Gujarat like Statue of Unity, Sabarmati Ashram, Akshardham Temple, Gujarat Science city, Amul Dairy, Sabarmati River Front, Vintage Car Museum and other monuments in Ahmedabad and all over Gujarat. The children are being fully equipped in all respect by the BSF.
NS Jamwal, IG BSF Jammu while addressing the children said that man learns when he steps out of his surroundings, and those who are selected for this tour out of thousands of children in the Union Territory of J&K are really very lucky one. At this early age it is a great opportunity for these children to know about the rich heritage, culture, people and understanding unity in diversity of our great nation, he added.
“Besides guarding the borders, BSF is also playing an active role in national integration by way of conducting such types of tours for the children of remote areas for which BSF deserves accolades. Truly, it is a characteristic of forces of a democratic nation”, he stated.
During the programme, Hardeep Singh, DIG/PSO, JC Singla, DIG, Indra Raj Singh, DIG, Akhileshwar Singh, DIG, Sindhu Kumar, DIG, Amarbir Singh, Commandant, many officers, Subordinate Officers and jawans were present.
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