Mountaineering rock and rope adventure team, which is prepared for a challenging journey to scale Mt Gangstang, situated in lahul and Spiti Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh was flagged off by Central Coalfields ltd Chairman-cum-Managing Director Gopal
Singh on Monday. Singh presented a cheque of Rs50,000 to the mountaineering team at CCl headquarters.
On this occasion, R S Mahapatro, Director (Personnel), Subir Chandra, Director (P&P), Arbind Prasad, Chief Vigilance Officer, CGM/GMs, HODs from headquarters and large number of employees including females were present to grace the occasion.
The leader of four-member team will be Ravi Raj, who is affiliate member of Indian Mountaineering Foundation. Other three members are Aditya Kumar, Khuswant Singh and Santosh Kumar Sinha, who is employee of CCl. The team, which will leave for Delhi on Sep 15 and reach Keylong via 105 km route of Manali. Further, they will walk down for two days to reach lower part of Gangstang glacier, about 15,000 feet above sea level for creating temporary shelter. Expedition period will start from Sep 15 to Oct 5. The team has been tasked with cleaning more than 200 kilogram mountaineering waste, disseminating information about the PM’s Swachch Bharat Mission, promoting mountaineering in Jharkhand, etc.
If the weather will be favourable, then, the mountaineering team will hoist Indian tri-colour to mark the World Tourism Day on September 27. Three extra days have been kept reserve to scale the peak of mountain if local weather is not favourable.
Addressing the gathering, Singh said that the team will initiate cleanliness at the height of 20,218 feet, which is positive thought as “Swachch Bharat Abhiyan” is launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister. He said that the company has initiated building/renovation of toilets in Jharkhand and other states under its CSR Abhiyan. The company has been committed to fulfill dream of Father of Nation and hon’ble PM’s dream of “Clean India.” “This four-member team will hoist flag of CCl and India. Their initiative is motivating for all of us and each one should contribute in the Swachch Bharat Abhiyan,” Singh said.
The CMD also pointed out high growth rate in the current FY and thanked each employees and stakeholders for their contribution. He also said that the company is getting support from the State Government.