Block Divisional Officer Panthal Punica Marwaha was the chief guest on the occasion.
During the programme a variety of Cultural activities were presented by the artist of the Cultural unit of Joint Director of Information and Public Relation Jammu, which were highly appreciated by the gathering.
BDO Katra and Panthal thanked the artists of the Information Department for conducting more such awareness programmes and appealed to the people to follow the SOPs guidelines to avoid Covid infection.
Apr 17, 2021
While speaking on the occasion, the Chief Guest Adv Vijay Sharma appreciated the students for their active participation in such events dedicated to the contributions of Indian freedom fighters. He also hailed DIPR and Department of Youth Sports and Services for organising the events, which he said will help children to channelize their energies through sports activities. He also appealed to students to get inspiration from National Heroes who sacrificed their lives for pride of our motherland.
District Information Officer, Kathua Parshotam Dass said the Department of Information & Public Relations (DIPR) has initiated a week long campaign under ‘Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav’ to sensitize public about key issues such as do’s and don’ts of covid-19, patriotism, besides educating people through cultural programmes on social menace like drug addiction, female foeticide etc