AWARNESS CAMPAIGN-DIWALI WITHOUT CRACKERS. AN INTER SCHOOL OVERNIGHT CAMP WAS ORGANISED FOR THE SCOUTS AND GUIDES OF EAST AND SOUTH DIST OF SIKKIM TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF DIWALI WITHOUT CRACKERS IN UPCOMING DIWALI-2015 ON 2ND NOVEMBER, 2015 AT CHUBA SEC. SCHOOL, SOUTH SIKKIM. THE PROGRMME WAS HOSSTED BY THE CHUBA SEC. SCHOOL ON BEHALF OF SOUTH DIST SIKKIM STATE BHARAT SCOUTS AND GUIDES. SCOUTS AND GUIDES GROUPS OF ARITAR SEC SCHOOL AND ST. JOSEPH’S SCHOOL, RHENOCK, EAST SIKKIM WERE WELCOMED BY THE MR. H.P. KHAREL, DY. DIRECTOR, HRDD BAC NAMTHANG, MY SELF AS DIST. COMMISSIONER(S), AND SR. TEACHER FROM CHUBA SCHOOL WITH TRADITIONAL SCARF AT NAMTHANG BAC. SCOUTS FROM NAMTHANG SCHOOL TROOP WAS ALSO JOINED IN THE PROGRAMME. AFTER WELCOME SPEECH BY DC(S), DY. DIRECTOR DECLARED THE RALLY OPEN WHICH WAS CONDUCTED FROM NAMTHANG BAC TO CHUBA SEC. SCHOOL TO AWARE THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOCALITY NOT TO USE THE FIRE CRACKERS IN THE UPCOMING DIWALI AS IT WAS BANNED BY THE STATE GOVT OFFICIALLY. IT WAS THE DISTANCE OF 8 KMS. WHERE THESE UNITS TOOK ACTIVE PARTICIPATION BY DISPLAYING THE BEAUTIFUL PLACARD WITH RELEVENT QUOTATIONS AND PAINTINGSOF THE SAID THEME. THERE WERE 50 SCOUTS & GUIDES AND0 4 UNIT LEADERS AND 03 STAFFS IN THE RALLY WHICH TOOK 2.5 HRS TO REACH THE BASE CAMP WITH SLOGANS AND PLACARDS. ON THE OTHER SIDE TINGLAY SEC SCHOOL TROOP WAS ALREADY ARRIVED IN THE CAMP SITE FROM DIFFERENT ROUTE AS THEY PREPARED LUNCH FOR THE CAMP. IN THE AFTERNOON CAMP WAS INAUGURATED WITH PRAYER AND FLAG. SCOUTS AND GUIDES WERE DIVIDED INTO DIFERENT PATROL AND ASSAIGNED THEM TO PREPARE THEME BASED PLAY/SKIT TO BE PRESENTED IT THE CAMPFIRE ALONG WITH CUKTURAL PROGRAMME. SIMILARLY DIFFERENT CULTURAL PROGRAMME AND THEME BASED SKIT PLAY WAS PRESENTED BY THE PARTICIPANTS. THERE WERE 82 PARTICIPANTS FROM ALL THE SCHOOLS. PROGRAMME WAS WITNESSED BY BDO, PRINCIPAL AND HEADMASTERS OF THE CONCERNED SCHOOLS, PANCHAYATS, SCHOOL MANAGING COMMITTEE, LOCAL STUDENTS, PARENTS AND OTHER GENTRIES. PROGRAMME WAS CONCLUDED IN THE NEXT DAY WITH 01 HOUR SANITATION DRIVE IN THE CHUBA SCHOOL.