Army flags off education tour for Kupwara students

5 Dariya News (Rouf Pampori)

Srinagar 02-Aug-2015

The Army unit based at Drugmulla organised an educational and motivational tour for a group of 20 students and two teachers to Srinagar, Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Mumbai.“The tour was flagged off by Brigadier Vivek Verma from Drugmulla Army Cantonment on Sunday at 1030 hrs in an impressive ceremony at Drugmulla Ground. The 13 day tour has been planned with the aim of exposing the children to our country's diverse culture, resilient economic resurgence, various developmental initiatives and tremendous opportunities for personal and professional growth through interactions with leading educational institutions, renowned personalities in various fields and visit to historical and cultural monuments,” a defence spokesman said.

“The tour also aims at providing an exposure to educational avenues existing in rest of India as also an experience on the functioning of small scale industries thereby empowering the students to create employment opportunities for themselves, as entrepreneur or to motivate others to do the same,” he added.