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Jammu University to launch snot craft, disaster management courses for Army personnel
Anupama Mehra
Deputy Manager – Content
New Delhi, Updated on May 2, 2023 12:14 IST
He said the university will also start three skill-based certificate courses in collaboration with HAWS in disaster management with a focus on search, rescue and survival, snow craft and avalanche rescue and rock craft and mountain rescue for its students.
He said the university will also start three skill-based certificate courses in collaboration with HAWS in disaster management with a focus on search, rescue and survival, snow craft and avalanche rescue and rock craft and mountain rescue for its students. "These programmes will be jointly conducted by the Disaster Management Centre of the Geology Department and the High Altitude Warfare School," Rai said.
The University of Jammu is taking a landmark initiative by starting mountain and snow craft and disaster management courses for soldiers and officers of the Indian army, vice chancellor Umesh Rai. He said the varsity and the High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS), Gulmarg will sign an agreement in this regard on May 3.
"While recognising the experiential learning and rigorous training of the Army personnel and their contribution to the country, the university is taking a landmark initiative by starting certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses in mountain craft and disaster management and snow craft and disaster management for the jawans and officers," Rai said.
He said the university will also start three skill-based certificate courses in collaboration with HAWS in disaster management with a focus on search, rescue and survival, snow craft and avalanche rescue and rock craft and mountain rescue for its students. "These programmes will be jointly conducted by the Disaster Management Centre of the Geology Department and the High Altitude Warfare School," Rai said.
Earlier, the University of Jammu announced that it has inked a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Army to organize a four-month certificate course in the Bhadarwahi language for its troops in order to develop a better understanding between the force and the local population. The MoU was signed between Col Rajat Parmar, the Commanding Officer of the Army's 4 Rashtriya Rifles, and Rector of Jammu University's Bhadarwah Campus Rahul Gupta.
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Anupama Mehra
Deputy Manager – Content
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