Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 26: One hundred forty four (144) students including 80 girls of Oriental Academy Senior Secondary School, Jammu participated in a short expedition under “Short Treks Series” organised by Tawi Trekkers J&K, in Mansar- Mohoregarh area.
The group of budding trekkers led by Sonam Sidharth, a trained mountaineer and senior member of Tawi Trekkers J&K included Abhimanyu Sherpa, Souravdeep Singh, Suksham Verma and Ananjan Raghav Khajuria also participated. Ten teachers led by Principal of the School Vivek Chauhan including Arvinder Kour, Jyoti Bala, Pinki Sharma, Anjali Gupta, Vandana Khanna, Seema Arora, Jyoti Devi, Aryan Bhagat and Reena Sharma also escorted the young trekkers who were on their maiden adventure to explore and enjoy nature. The trekkers also visited the local zoo, maintained by the department of Wildlife Protection, where they saw many beautiful birds and wild animals and learnt about their habitat and their behaviour.
The aim of “One Day Short Treks Series Programme” in which about 2000 boys and girls are expected to participate is to “Catch Them Young” and imbibe in the young minds a spirit of adventure, love for nature and above all a supreme sense of self confidence so as to mould them into bold and responsible future leaders/ builders of the country.
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