NSS volunteers from Soreong and Namchi at NE Youth Festival in Kohima

GANGTOK, 15 June: The NSS Volunteers of Soreng Government Senior Secondary School [boys] and Namchi Girls Senior Secondary School are participating in the North East Youth Festival at Kohima, Nagaland. The festival started on 13 June and will go on till 17 June. The team had left Sikkim on 11 June.

Speaking to NOW!, PET, Soreng School cum program officer, Pintso Bhutia said that this is for the first time that both schools have been invited for the said festival. It’s an annual program where a large number of schools of the North East region participate, he added.

30 volunteers [boys and girls] from the state are taking part in the festival. The boys team is led by program officer, Pintso Bhutia and TR Karki whereas the girls team is led by program officer, Nisha Rai and Phurba Lhaki Bhutia.

Speaking on the main purpose of the festival, Pintso Bhutia informed that the program aims personality development of students with the Youth Culture Exchange and Youth Leadership training as highlights.

The Sikkim team is scheduled to return home on 18 June.