New Delhi, May 18: The National Cadet Corps (NCC) Girls’ Mountaineering Expedition to Mt. Tenchenkhang in Sikkim was ‘Flagged Off’ by Addl Director General (B) Major General Sanjay Gupta, on Friday.
The team is led by Lt Col Madhab Boro and constitute three officers including Medical Officer, 17 PI staff and 20 NCC Girl Cadets from various All India NCC directorates.
This is the first NCC cadets’ expedition in Sikkim ever since 1970. The team will be attempting to scale Mt. Tenchenkhang 6010m by the end of June 2019.
Major General Sanjay Gupta said, “I am confident that the team will scale the peak and keep the flag off NCC flying high”. He was happy to see the cadets who are motivated to scale the peak.
