"The event is being held after a pandemic-induced break of two years following a decline in the cases, they said. Approximately 1,200 students from 34 colleges and universities from the entire Jammu region are participating in this event," Defence spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand said.
University of Jammu, Army commences five-day youth festival in banderwah
The University of Jammu and the Army has commenced a five-day youth festival at the varsity's Bhaderwah campus in Jammu and Kashmir. "The fest, titled 'Sangam 2022', was inaugurated by General Officer Commanding (GOC) 16 Corps, Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh in the presence of the Chief Guest, Major General Ajay Kumar (GOC) Delta force," they said.
"The event is being held after a pandemic-induced break of two years following a decline in the cases, they said. Approximately 1,200 students from 34 colleges and universities from the entire Jammu region are participating in this event," Defence spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand said.
A total of 40 events including paragliding, river rafting, rock climbing, rappelling and ziplining have been planned during this five-day festival, he added. Such cultural and sporting events are a great way towards aligning the perception of youth towards a positive end and portray an overall image of the Indian Army as a harbinger of peace, the spokesperson said.
Besides, the participants will also get a chance to interact with successful young entrepreneurs, he added. "This year, we have decided to organise the festival on a larger scale than earlier and we have been receiving overwhelming response," the university's Public Relations Officer at its Bhaderwah campus Aarif Khateeb said. "Our focus is to promote national integration and communal harmony. We will also make the participating youth ambassadors of adventure tourism in Chenab region," he said.
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