The Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) has launched a seven day long river rafting training programme for 32 girl students from Munsiyari and Kanalichhina blocks of Pithoragarh district.
There are 16 girl students from each Munsiyari and Kanalichhina blocks of Pithoragarh, who would be trained on river rafting by the experts. More so, the students will also be taught basics of disaster management by experts during this seven day long river rafting training programme, said the officials concerned of the KMVN.
The river rafting training programme is being held under the Border Area Development Programme (BADP), added the officials concerned of the KMVN. In the meanwhile, H C Semwal, District Magistrate, Pithoragarh, has emphasised on the need to explore employment opportunities in river rafting area also as there is a lot of scope in this sector in the district.
To promote this adventurous tourism in the district, necessary steps would be taken under the guidance of the Government, added the District Magistrate, Pithoragarh. At the same time, he also directed the officials concerned of the KMVN to teach the participants basics of disaster management during the river rafting training campaign so that their services could be utilised in disaster management.