First flight, Delhi exhibition exposure for 29 children

Nearly 25 children from Odisha and five from Jharkhand experienced the joy of boarding an aeroplane on Wednesday for the first time in their life as they took a flight to New Delhi.

As many as 29 children from the Thousand Schools Programme and one from Masti ki Pathshala — both under Tata Steel Foundation — boarded the Air Asia flight from Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi. Besides the flying experience, the 30 students will be attending as well as participating in a painting exhibition at the embassy of Finland in New Delhi, between December 2 and December 4.

The five tribal children from Jharkhand are from Jagannathpur and Noamundi blocks in West Singhbhum and from Jamshedpur in the East Singhbhum district.