Jammu, June 8

Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, along with Kalpana Singh Dhatt, regional president, Army Wives’ Welfare Association (AWWA), visited a children’s summer adventure camp held at Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh, on Saturday.

The camp held under the aegis of the Northern Command ended on Saturday. It was for children of service personnel and civil defence employees with an aim to impart progressive development of children’s personality with a tinge of fun to ensure effective utilisation of their summer vacation.

The camp witnessed a huge participation of children in the age group of 11-14 years. The children had joined the camp from Udhampur, Nagrota, Akhnoor, Rakhmuthi, Palampur and Dalhousie.

The closing ceremony witnessed various activities, including archery, paintball shooting and various other games. The Army commander urged children to strive for excellence and to put in sincere and persistent efforts in realising their potential in scholastic and non-scholastic pursuits. The AWWA regional president interacted with the children and gave away prizes to children . — TNS