Excelsior Correspondent
Kathua, Oct 11: Firing across International Border in Kathua District led to migration of more than 10,000 inhabitants of 57 villages along the border. District Administration has established 35 relief camps where 10,314 migrants have been provided alternate accommodation and basic amenities.
These camps have 2500 odd children aged upto 16 years and facing the worst of fear psychosis under the prevailing tension between India and Pakistan where heavy shelling has become a regular feature since last one week.
However, district administration led of Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary initiated an innovative drive to engage these young minds and keep them away from the war like situation prevailing along border which has resulted in loss of many lives.
Camp officers registered 2573 children in these 35 migrant relief camps and engaged them in many ways. A regular feature is classes on General Knowledge, Current Affairs and Social Values organised by teachers of schools housing relief camps. This is followed by sports events like Volleyball, Kabaddi, Kho-kho, cricket match and other sports organised by district youth services department. Children movies are played in evening shows organised in camps by District Information Centre and Planning Department. A number of competitions have also been organised between the students. Another aspect of these events is children belonging to different villages never met before establishing a comfort zone and emotional bond. Yoga classes have also been added at some camps.
This initiative of district administration has left an indelible mark on the lives of migrants forced to displaced owing to border firing and parents as well as trainers have been successful to engage the young minds in constructive events rather than fearing about the tense situation.
DC Kathua Dr Shahid Iqbal is personally supervising this initiative in the camps and team of district administration make rounds of all camps to encourage participation of children.
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