Participating in the three-day Giri Ustav is happiest
movement for many Adivasi students who ate pav bhaji, ice cream and pani puri, fruits
salad free of cost at Giri Ustav conducted at Komaram Bheem complex in Utnoor by
the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA).
Festive mood was in the air at Utnoor where district
level tribal school sports are also being conducted. Giri Ustav was organized
to give new experience to the children and students of the area.
Giri Ustav, first of its kind event has attracted many
tribal students and general children from Tribal Ashram Schools in the
district. Money coupons worth Rs 50 was issued to each student of Tribal Ashram
Schools to purchase food items at the stalls put up at the Giri Ustav.
The Tribal students also exposed to many new
adventure sports and played them free of cost with the coupons issued by the
ITDA.
Atram Nithin, of Ghanpur in Danthanpalli studying VI
class, said he tasted the pav baji for the first time in his life at a cost of Rs
12.
‘He also enjoyed some adventure sports with the free
coupons, said Nithin. Coupons worth of
Rs 50 was issued to each student.
Other than Ashram school children also can buy food
items and also play the adventure sports with their own money.
Adventure spots such as Water walk, Trampoline,
Burma Bridge (rope bridge), Rock climbing and sumo fighting balls which were
put up at the Giri Ustav were all new experiences to the tribals of the
district.
Project officer, ITDA
of Utnoor R.V Karnan said ‘the adventure sports will certainly boost the
confidence of the students and ‘Giri Ustav’ was intended to create different
experience to the Tribal students’.
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