Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 18: ADGP (Headquarters) PHQ MK Sinha flagged off a group of youth from Budgam for Bharat Darshan tour at a function held at Police headquarters here this afternoon.
DIG Central Kashmir, Sujit Kumar, SSP Budgam, Tahir Saleem, AIG Welfare Rajinder Gupta, AIG Communication Manoj Kumar and other senior officers of PHQ and district Budgam were present on the occasion.
The ADGP said that Bharat Darshan tour is primarily aimed at providing opportunity to the youth of J&K to understand the togetherness of India inspite of immense diversity.
He said that it is an effort of J&K police to expose our youth to more exciting workplaces such as startups, industrial units and IT sectors etc adding that it would encourage them to craft their destiny.
The ADGP advised the touring youth to imbibe in them greatness of the country and spread the word through different media as ambassadors of the country. He emphasized upon them to take full advantage of the opportunity and collect memories for life during the tour.
The group of 60 youth for this tour programme has been selected for far flung areas of the district Budgam. The tour will be conducted in two batches, the first group is leaving tomorrow and the second group will be leaving the day after tomorrow on 20th of this month.
The touring youth will be visiting Gateway of India, Crawford market, Rajabhi Tower, Antiella House,Jain Temple,Ellfanta caves,Marine drive and other places at Mumbai. Besides the group will also be visiting the Prince of Wales museum.
In Delhi, the group will have a city tour including visits to different historical sites, monuments and parks including Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Lotus Temple, India Gate etc. The group will visit the Parliament, Supreme Court, north and south block throughout the tour. The group will be assisted by a guide who would be highlighting the significance of the spots and their importance in our culture, to make the trip educational and informative as well.