The deputy director of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) academy, Davinder Singh inaugurated sixth inter border rock climbing competition at Mussoorie on Wednesday
. Speaking on the occasion Singh said that ITBP is a mountain force as its working area covers inaccessible mountain tops and steep slopes. The ITBP personnel are imparted skills of Mountaineering, skiing and rock climbing so that they are at ease while operating in the mountainous terrain. Singh said that these skills of the personnel have helped at the times of war and situations of natural disaster. He said that the people of Uttarakhand would never forget the exemplary contribution of ITBP personnel during the disaster of 2013 in saving scores of lives.
In the four day rock climbing competition 84 personnel would participate. These personnel are representing six teams drawn from different border headquarters of the force. In the competition the personnel would show their skills rock climbing in which the contestants would carry load and their wounded colleagues on their soldiers.