Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday congratulated the students of lawrence School, Sanawar and another team of NCC cadets, which included four students from Himachal Pradesh on scaling the Mount Everest.
The CM said that the feat has not only made lawrence school proud but had also brought laurels to the State. He said that the lawrence School team was the youngest to scale the highest peak of the world.
He also congratulated the Headmaster and staff of the lawrence school besides the parents of the children, who were the motivational force behind them. The team of lawrence School was flagged-off by the CM on April 2 from Shimla.
Singh also felicitated Rajat, Khimi Ram, Ashwani Kumar and Kami Dawa of Himachal Pradesh, who were a part of nine member NCC expedition, which scaled Mount Everest recently. He also congratulated the parents and teachers of these boys for the feat.