The team from Pfutsero Government College during the exposure tour to Sikkim conducted from January 8 to 14. (Photo Courtesy/PGC)
Pfutsero, January 21 (MExN): Pfutsero Government College (PGC) undertook an exposure tour to Sikkim for the floriculture students of B.A. 6th Semester from January 8 to 14. Altogether 25 students along with six faculties undertook the tour sponsored by RUSA under vocational of higher education.
A press release issued by D Chandani, Asst Professor &HOD, English Convenor, Floriculture, PGC informed that the college started floriculture as an Add on course from 2017-18 and the present batch is its second batch.
The team visited the Cymbidium Development Centre, Rumtek, East Sikkim (Horticulture and Cash Crops Development Department) Government of Sikkim and had a very fruitful session of demonstration and interaction with staffs of the centre.
During the three day stay at Sikkim, the team also visited the Tsomgo Lake in Northern Sikkim and many other places of tourist importance. The tour provided a great opportunity of exposure and learning to the students, many of whom had never travelled outside their own home town.
