CHANDIGARH : As part of army’s Operation Sadbhavna, 32 students and two teachers from farflung areas of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir visited the Chandimandir Military Station on a study tour on Saturday.
HT PHOTO■ Students from Kupwara district during the tour in Chandimandir Military Station on Saturday.
32 STUDENTS FROM J&K’S KUPWARA DISTRICT INTERACT WITH ARMY OFFICIALS
Lt Gen PM Bali, chief of staff, Western Command, interacted with the 17 boys and 15 girls, and their teachers.
The primary aim of the tour is to enable the students from remote areas to get a first-hand feel of developments in other regions of the country, and expose them to higher education facilities. The tour also aims to spread a message of goodwill in Kupwara district about the army’s efforts to bring the youth of the region on par with the rest of the nation.
The group also visited Rose Garden and Elante Mall in Chandigarh, and expressed their fascination for city. The teachers and students expressed their gratitude to the army for their efforts.