The 63 Cavalry Diamond Jubilee Cycle Expedition reached the holy city of Amritsar on Friday after covering a distance of 1920 kms. The expedition was flagged off by lt Gen KJ Singh, GOC-in-C, Western Command from Bhuj on February 13 to commemorate 60 years of dedicated service to the Nation.
The team traversed the challenging terrain of Thar Desert, Aravalis and plains of Punjab and Haryana to establish a connect with the Regiment’s veterans and to rekindle the glorious past and heritage. Traversing the route through places with such diverse culture and people made the expedition an unforgettable adventure for the Regiment.
The Expedition was covered in two phases. In Phase 1, the team from 5 (I) Armoured Squadron under Capt Himanshu Karan covered a distance of 1200 kms and reached their destination Alwar on February 27. Enroute to Alwar, the team also carried out a camel and mountain safari through the Aravalis in
Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.
Phase 2 team from the Regiment under lt Abhijeet Mahajan was flagged off by lt Gen KJ Singh from Alwar for its final destination Amritsar on March 3.
The team culminated its long and challenging expedition at the Pagal Gymkhana organised to commence the much awaited Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Regiment. The flagging in of the expedition at Amritsar was done by lt Colonel KG Jalnawala, the senior most veteran of the Regiment.