Tripura Governor praises samaritan role of Assam Rifles

Agartala : A 12-day National Integration Tour and a cycle rally to spread the message of cleanliness under the ‘Swatch Bharat’ drive were flagged off by Tripura Governor Tathagatha Roy.Both events have been organized by the 4 battalion Assam Rifles (AR) under 21 Sector AR on the eve of 181 rising day of AR, the oldest paramilitary force of the world, to be celebrated on March 23.Twenty five special children (deaf and dumb) from the Ferrando School for Speech and Hearing (FSSH) along with four teachers and a team of 4 AR, will be visiting Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Shillong as part of the Civic Action Project undertaken by Assam Rifles.
The members of the tour, who for the first time are visiting outside the state, were very excited getting an opportunity for the first time of travelling by flight and train.
“They all want to experience the places outside our state and this will be their first experience of flying by air and travelling by train. They are visiting places outside our state and meeting people and taken this as a great chance that Assam Riffles is proving them. This will bring them great learning in their mind and on return shall share it with others students who are at Ferrando,” said Sister Seni, Principal of FSSH. She added the tour will help in national integration as youth from the north-eastern region shall be able to know their nation better by visiting places and interaction with people outside the region.”Of course, it is going to bring a new change in the minds of our students and as well as parents of our students because they never got a chance so far and this tour they are going to make outside the state is going to unite them in one way or another by interacting with the people outside. That will bring them wider knowledge of themselves and outside the world,” she added.During their visit to Delhi, the students will get an opportunity to interact with President Pranab Mukherjee and meet high ranking Army officials.Governor Roy, after interacting with the students, appreciated the efforts taken by Assam Rifles for promoting such a noble cause.