Mountaineers of force felicitated for successfully summiting Mt Abi Gamin, doing yoga in snow
India Today
The Director-General of Indo Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) felicitated the mountaineering team of the paramilitary force for scaling the Himalayan peak of Mount Abi Gamin and practising yoga on the snow-capped peaks of the summit.
An expedition team of mountaineers from the paramilitary force has been applauded for scaling the Himalayan peak of Mount Abi Gamin in Uttarakhand and practising yoga amid the snow-capped peaks.
The Director-General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP), Sanjay Arora, the team for their expedition and promoting the nation’s vision of ‘Fit India’ on the occasion of International Yoga Day.
The expedition named ‘Sahas’ was launched on May 9, under the leadership of Deputy Commandant Kuldeep Singh from Dehradun and the 14-member team along with 4 porters scaled the 24,131 ft high peak in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on June 1. They practised various yoga asanas for nearly 20 minutes at the mountain top before descending back.
The DG, during the felicitation ceremony held at the Seemadwar Campus of ITBP in Dehradun, presented the members of the expedition team with DG Commendation Rolls and Insignias for achieving the unique distinction of being yoga practitioners at the highest altitude in the world.
He also praised the brigade and its ranks for holding the unique distinction of completing more than 260 mountaineering expeditions in the span of the last 60 years.
He further added that inspired by the Prime minister’s message of ‘Yoga for Humanity’, which is also the theme of the forthcoming International yoga day, the expedition team was able to execute the act with their sheer willpower and determination. The top officials also said that this would inspire people across the country to stay fit and follow yoga for a healthier life.
Over the years, ITBP, through its various establishments and programs, has promoted Yoga at various locations of its deployment, which most commonly included the mountainous terrains across the Sino-Indian and Indo-Tibbet bordering areas.
