 Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 11: Third batch of Tawi Trekkers comprising 43 students including 13 girls of R M Public School, Chowadhi, Jammu left today for Dharamshala to participate in the Dharamshala Himalayan Trekking Programme being organized by Tawi Trekkers under the overall supervision of Ram Khajuria, President of the club.
Sourav Deep Singh, a seasoned trekker along with four teachers of the school Vipin Kumar, Neha Chib, Manpreet Kour and Mohammad Latif escorted the group. Meanwhile, activists of the club led by Sonam Sidharth, Field Director of the programme, Suksham Verma and others have already made proper boarding, lodging and other necessary arrangements at Chamunda and Macleodganj area for the smooth conduct of the trekking venture.
Earlier, the group was flagged off by Rameshwar Mengi, Chairman and Rakshan Mengi, Director of R M Public School. While interacting with the students he advised them to respect and love nature by keeping the camp site as well as the trekking trail neat and clean by not throwing any wrappers of chocolates, toffees, biscuits etc. which shall be issued to them during the trek.
The programme is being organized in cooperation with J&K Sports Council, Mountaineering Association of J&K, Sprawling Buds ICSE School, Bantalab, Jammu, Adventure Holidays India, Jammu and Northern Land Hikes, Jammu.
Meanwhile the second group of trekkers of Shiksha Niketan Senior Secondary School has reached back Jammu after a memorial experience of trekking in the calm and cool forests of Mcleodganj area. The next group of about 90 trekkers shall leave on June 14.
It may be mentioned that Tawi Trekkers J&K is a voluntary, non profit making, social service & sports organisation run by a group of highly dedicated young boys and girls whose only motive is to spread spirit of adventure and love of nature among all strata of society without distinction of colour, caste, creed. |
