| Jammu, Dec 20 : In a first ever Off Road Track event, an innovative initiative of MLA Devender Singh Rana to transform his Nagrota Assembly Constituency, 140 competitors reverberated Bajalta, a desert like area, in the Nagrota Constituency on Sunday in a keenly held contest. The event attracted thousands of people from Jammu and the Nagrota Constituency, who witnessed the sensational competition while standing on hillocks to have birds-eye view of the vehicles of various models like 4x4, 4x2 and motorcycles. The high point of the day-long event was a festival like scenario in otherwise quiet place, close in the vicinity of the capital city of Jammu, with locals having established eatery points, which made a brisk business. The participants from Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Pathankote, Ladakh and Jammu displayed their driving skills to the thrill and amusement of the spectators. The excitement among the local youth having penchant and passion for driving and biking touched heights when the competitors negotiated the Bajalta's off roading track. The initiative aims at promoting Nagrota Assembly Constituency as a premier tourism, sports and adventure destination. The high profile and first ever Off Road Track Race comes after a short interval of the first ever kite-festival held in Surinsar a few months ago. |
