Srinagar: A 14 day long educational and motivational tour organised by Army was flagged off from Baramulla today comprising of 24 students and 2 teachers of Guru Nanak Dev Model, High School.
According to an army statement issued to KNS, the tour is scheduled to visit Delhi, Agra and will return back in 19 Jul 2014. This imitative of Army will provide a unique opportunity for the amalgamation of the cultures of two historical places of the country and propagate the harmonious coexistence amongst various sections of society in India. It will also help the children from this remote area to see for themselves, the ongoing developmental activities in other states, the higher standards of living and the manner in which peace has helped different regions of India to develop and prosper in addition to educational values.
The tour has a comprehensive aim to foster brotherhood amongst the schooling children as well as the AWAAM, feeling of unity and creating awareness of our nation’s multi-faceted identity. The tour also aims to provide industrial and vocational training knowledge to the students through visit to prominent industries like Maruti Udyog Ltd at Gurgaon, Parle G Biscuit Factory and Mother Dairy at Delhi, Shoe Factory at Sikandra and Army Workshop including Vocational Training Centre at Delhi. The tour also aims at providing an insight to the students about developments in the field of education wherein the students will be visiting Army Medical College and Army School. The tour will witness the ideals of integrity, peace cohesiveness and awareness amongst the youth of different parts of India.
The students and their parents are very enthusiastic for this visit. The local population and elders from the district have requested Army to organise many such tours, so that a larger cross section of the people from the region are able to get an exposure. Most elders feel that such tours will help in bringing peace in Kashmir, since people will appreciate the relationship between peace, development and prosperity and how a working, functional administration can bring progress to Kashmir Valley.