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J&K: ‘Save Jhelum’ trek organised for children in Srinagar
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J&K: ‘Save Jhelum’ trek organised for children in Srinagar

In order to create awareness about keeing the Jhelum river pollution free, a one-day trek was organised for children from Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Srinagar on Saturday. Shugul organised the event in collaboration with MTC Club. The event, “Save Jhelum”, saw the participation of 70 students from Srinagar’s Zabarwan park to Shankaracharya hills. Children from many schools took part in the hike to remind the society of the importance of keeping the river cleans and on keeping oneself fit by doing exercises. Imran Khan, an organizer said, “Today is our trekking program from Zabarwan park to Shankaracharya temple. Our theme is “save Jhelum”, and the trekking was done following social distancing and all COVID-19 SOPs, so only 70 children have been taken along.” “Today there will also be a