Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 22: IG BSF Jammu, N S Jamwal here flagged off the ‘Bharat Darshan’ tour for children hailing from remote border areas.
A handout of BSF informed that BSF Frontier Jammu is organizing ‘Bharat Darshan’ tour for the children of Jammu region for the last two decades to expose the students of rich heritage, culture and grandeur of our nation.
These tours have garnered huge popularity among the masses of remote border areas of Jammu region and children eagerly wait for this opportunity every year.
Total 40 children in the age group of 12-17 years were part of the six days tour from Jan 22.
During the tour students will visit monuments in Delhi, Agra and Fatehpur Sikri to get exposure of travelling by Train, Metro and Roadways.
In Delhi, they will interact with civil dignitaries and DG BSF.
On Jan 26 they will witness ‘Republic Day Parade’ at Rajpath.
Addressing the children IG BSF said that man learns when he steps out of his surroundings, and those who are selected for this tour out of thousands of children in J&K are really very lucky one.