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Ravi S Singh
New Delhi, May 7
Stories ofdo-gooders and proverbial Good Samaritans in India, the land of historic civilisation, are galore.
One such occasion comes from a Pune-based NGO, “Sarhad” which can launch a first-of-its variety initiative known as“Border Tourism”, together with in border villages of UTs of J-Okay, Ladakh and Punjab to assist orphans and locals of the world get self-employment.
The proposed initiative follows the Sarhad’s drive final 12 months to assist villagers inKashmir to boostfarming of apple and its export.
Besides, the initiative might be unfold over to frame villages in Rajasthan and north-eastern states.
Founder president of Sarhad, Sanjay Nahar, stated right here that the initiative might be launched on July 19 atLehota village in Doda district and Dardpora village in J-Okay. J-Okay Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has agreed to inaugurate it at Lehota.
“We will train the orphaned and poor youths, who want to do something for the development of their regions. Around 2,000 youths will be trained in ‘Border Tourism’ in the coming five years,” Nahar stated whereas elaborating on the initiative.
As many as 11 villages have been recognized for the initiative within the first section.
The initiative contains villages of J-Okay and Ladakh, particularly Lehota in Doda district, Dardapora in Kupwara district, Hunderman in Kargil district, Aragam in Bandipora district, Sopore in Baramulla district, and Ghiman in Gurdaspur district and Hussainiwala in Firozpur district in Punjab.
“Tourists will be taken to these villages. They will experience the life and hardships of villagers on the country’s border,” Nahar stated.
Sarhad has up to now trained100 locals in border-tourism. The train is on.
The initiative might be pushed and propelled by the locals of the villages involved.
“Visits of tourists will be organised so they get first-hand knowledge of villagers’ life on the Indo-Pak border; they will interact with Army jawans, officers,” Nahar stated.
Interface of vacationers with Army officers and jawansdeployed at border posts might be organised.
“The initiative has immense potential to generate employment for local youths. Moreover, it will help in bonding people from other states with the people of bordering areas of J-K,”Nahar stated.
Since its inception in 1997, Sarhad has adopted giant variety of orphans and poor kids, together with those that are victims of terrorism, particularly in J-Okay.
The inmates are given free meals, schooling andlodging in Sarhad’s faculty and centres in Pune, and imparted ability trainings to face up on their toes economically.
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