Dhergarh trekking on Mother Language Day

STATE TIMES NEWS

JAMMU: To create awareness about the importance of mother tongue and cultural diversity, Tawi Trekkers J&K, the pioneer trekking club of J&K, shall organise a short trek to Dhergarh fort and Mansar lake on International Mother Language Day on February, 21.
During the trek, 76 years old Prof. Lalit Magotra, advisor of the club and president Dogri Sanstha, Jammu shall interact with the participants on ‘Fostering multilingualism for inclusion in education and society’ the theme of this year’s International Mother Language Day.
The group of about 45 trekkers shall be led by a senior trekker, Sonam Sidharth who recently conducted a reconnaissance of this route. The group comprising mostly students shall also include former MLA, Ashwani Sharma; president of the Club Ram Khajuria (71 years); Principal of Oriental Academy Senior Secondary School, Jammu, Vivek Chauhan (59 yrs), Director Agriculture, Bal Krishan Sharma; Managing Editor, Sportsline, Sanjeev Sharma; vice president of Mountaineering Association of J&K (MAJK), Sumit Khajuria and senior trekkers, Sushil Singh, Shashi Kant Sharma, Manik Slathia, Vishali Sharma and international sport climbers, Shivani Charak, Shilpa Charak and Arun Deep Singh.
The 11 kilometers trek shall start from the bank of Devak rivulet, at the end of village Sarain, four kilometers from Nud on Samba- Mansar road and culminate at Mansar lake after passing through Dhergarh fort. The trek is unique as it involves four kilometers of beach trekking (wet sands), about two kilometres of mild ascent to Dhergarh fort and finally an enjoyable five kilometers trek to Mansar lake through calm and cool dense forest.