Chief Minister flags off 3rd Mountaineering Expedition ‘Shaurya “of NDRF Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the flagging off ceremony of 3rd Mountaineering Expedition’ Shaurya” organised by National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) at Mukhya Sevak Sadan, Chief Minister’s residence, Dehradun on Wednesday. Expressing happiness that the government is determined to establish the possibilities of adventure tourism at the international level, the Chief Minister wished the NDRF personnel on their third mountaineering expedition. “Our jawans will definitely succeed in this expedition and will also guide other mountaineers coming on this track,” he said. Chief Minister Pushkar said that the state government is working to establish the immense potential of adventure tourism in the state at the international level. He said that adventure activities and sports are being promoted in various sectors. The Chief Minister said that the state government is encouraging many adventure activities like angling, cycling, rafting, trekking, paragliding in the state. Many competitions like Tehri Water Sports, Nayar Mahotsav are being organised in the state every year.
The Chief Minister said that NDRF personnel are extending their skills and becoming a source of inspiration for the youth by participating in adventurous activities along with rendering their services in disaster management. He said that N.D.R.F personnel are at ground zero in every disaster in the State. Many works are being done in the direction of strengthening disaster management in the state. Chief Minister Pushkar said that the state government is continuously working to strengthen disaster management. Disaster management is being linked with necessary resources, state-of-the-art equipment and latest technology. Training centres are also being set up to make the jawans modern and technically proficient. An agreement has been signed between SDRF and Indian Rescue Academy, Pune. The state government in collaboration with the central government has approved the Uttarakhand Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Project Scheme. Under which an amount of about Rs 1480 crore has been approved to strengthen the disaster management mechanism. The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had himself flagged off the participants of several adventure sports during his visit to Mukhwa to promote adventure tourism in the state.
With the guidance and support of the Prime Minister, the state government is working to establish the state as a major centre of adventure sports and ecotourism. Chief Minister Pushkar said that in October 2022, the Prime Minister had named all the border villages of the country from Mana village as the first village of the country. DG NDRF Shri Piyush Anand informed that this trekking expedition will also be helpful in rescue operations in the high Himalayan regions. This will enable our jawans to undertake rescue operations in the high Himalayan regions. “Whenever the state needs NDRF, we are always ready. The response time has also been reduced, he said. In this expedition, a team of 44 members is going to Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Gangotri, Chirbasa, Bhojwasa, Tapovan and Kirti glaciers to conquer the 6,832 meter high ‘Kedar Domash’ peak. This challenging track has treacherous mountain passes and glaciers. Chief Secretary Shri Anand Vardhan, DGP Shri Deepam Seth, Vice Chairman, Disaster Management Advisory Committee Shri Vinay Rohela, Secretary Shri Vinod Suman were present on the occasion. Department of Information and Public Relations