The eight-day self-defence training, organised for girl students from Classes-I to X at the DAV Public School, Chandrasekharpur here, concluded on Thursday.
Around 1,200 girl students of the school were imparted various self-defence techniques by trainers of the Commissionerate Police.
Additional Commissioner PS Ranpise joined the valedictory event as chief guest and lauded the efforts of the school in imparting such need-based training to a large number of girl students. Ranpise later emphasised on self-consciousness and singled out self-protection as the guiding force of self-defence and appealed the students to be eternally vigilant to protect their civic rights.
School Coordinator Indira Bhattacharya, ACP Bibhuti Bhusan Parida and programme coordinator Niharika Gantayat were present, among others. later, certificate was given to all participants. The students also exhibited some self-defence techniques on the occasion.