JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner Jammu Dr. Pawan Kotwal on Wednesday honoured runners up team of Gandhi Mandela Cricket Series (Under 16) for special children of J and K State.
Dr. Kotwal congratulated the team and said that main objective of such tournament is to encourage and bring special children in the main stream.
He applauded Gandhi Global Family and its volunteers for their remarkable job in reaching to the special children of the society.
Divisional Commissioner also gave certificates to the children on the occasion namely Mohammad Rafi (Captain), Ravinder Singh, Ravinder Kumar, Shubham Thappa, Vikas Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Manoj Kumar,Nazir Hussain, Sheikh Aayan, Adil Azad Ganai, Sandeep Kumar, Mohammad Atif and others.
The runners team from the state was selected from the 48 participating teams of the State that took part in UN-GGF Peace Trophy 2015 that was jointly organised by United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) New Delhi and Gandhi Global Family (J&K). The tournament entirely focused upon the participation of the orphans (militancy affected children) thus pulling them out of the trauma of feeling neglected and disadvantaged.
Major Gen G.S Jamwal, Retd Wg Cdr M.M Joshi, Convener INTACH Jammu Chapter S.M Sahni, Environmentalist Dr. C.M Seth, President Vichar Kranti Manch S.K Jain, G.N Tantray, and various other dignitaries also spoke on the occasion.