Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 14: A National Integration tour was organized by the Chinar Corps for children of Shopian district under the aegis of Shopian based Army Camp.
The tour was flagged-off to Chandigarh for a period of nine days by Major General Ashok Narula, General Officer Commanding, Victor Force in presence of Tahir Saleem Khan, SSP, Shopian, Sahafat Khan, DySP Operations, Shopian, Tariq Ahmad, DySP DAR, Mohammad Sadiq, CEO and Sajad Ahmad Dar, political leader.
The tour will be providing an opportunity to the children of Shopian district to witness the educational and industrial developments and culture of other parts of the country. Children will get an opportunity to visit War Memorial, Infosys IT Park, Rock Garden, Air Force Base, Punjab University and Engineer Regiment of the Army in Chandigarh.
The children will gain educational experience by visiting the Punjab University and interacting with the students. The children will also visit Apple fruit processing factory and State Museum at Shimla which will further enhanced their horizon. They will also interact with students of Military School, Chail and will get to know the education system of Military School. Apart from the above, they will also visit Military Museum in Jammu during their return journey from Shimla.
The tour will also instill a sense of motivation in young children pursue higher education and imbibe national pride. This tour will help them to understand the importance of education in building the society. The tour comprises 20 children of Shopian district alongwith a team of Army.
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