

INDIAN ARMY ORGANISES INTERACTION WITH ELDERS AT PADHYARNA, KISHTWAR
21 Jan 2022
Indian Army has always taken initiative in conducting various people friendly campaigns, community empowerment drives and communal harmony workshops so as to foster feeling of brotherhood amongst local populace. An interaction with elders of village was carried out at Padhyarna region of Kishtwar district on 21 Jan 2022, in which the Indian Army interacted with elders of Village. It was a warm and open exchange of thoughts and ideas, wherein bonds of friendship and togetherness between communities got reinforced and the people were made aware about communal harmony and join hands and work together for the betterment of society and the Nation. It will also motivate the youth to look beyond the prism of fundamentalist thoughts and induce tolerance for other religions. In addition, valuable feedback on various Army's initiative towards development of region through various projects was sought and also reinforced Indian Army commitment to stand with the local populace. A total of 60 were attended the event. The event was conducted keeping in mind of all COVID-19 protocols and maintaining social distancing norms.
The locals, leaders, teachers lauded the initiatives and expressed hope that such initiatives by Army will give a boost to local populace and this occasion provides an opportunity to reaffirm age old traditions and faith in the values of tolerance, co-existence and brotherhood in society.