বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ তৃতীয় পত্র
We have been able to supply some articles and tried to supplement the food by giving tiffin G Rs. 0.25 paisa per head with our meagre resources which is quite insufficient to keep the health of the boys who are having much physical exercise. If we are to maintain in this way then very soon we will have to close these camps since we have very little resources to cope with the situation.
GOKULNAGAR:
This camp has been placed on a different category since it is in consonance with the real youth camp scheme as envisaged and approved. It may be mentioned here that youth camp scheme contemplated 3 (three)block camps to be situated in selected cities for off the border and to be closed for security reason and with all the facilities to train up the young men within a period of one month. Uptil now only one block camp at Gokulnagar has been established with a present strength of only 1400 boys to be raised to 2000, though in the original scheme there was a proposal to accommodate 400 young men in 4 areas within the same block at Gokulnagar. Maj. Mehta has deputed 2 of his Captains- Capt. Mansingh and Capt. Rawat to organise this camp with the help of Camp Chief, Mr. Shamsul Huq MP A. No. articles and ration as per Youth Camp Scheme have been provided. The 2 other Block Camps to accommodate 6000 boys (3000 each) proposed to be situated at BARAMURA and PADDANAGAR have not yet been established and I understand that one such plan has been abandoned though a feeble attempt is still being made to have a Block Camps as originally contemplated.
In such circumstances, the organisation of youth camps have to be reoriented considering the circumstances and practical difficulties. The time is running fast and as such the plan whatever it is, must be executed immediately: Otherwise the whole Youth Camp Scheme will end in fiasco.
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Director, Coordination,
Youth Camps.
