In a bid to inculcate team spirit and generate interest in water borne sports and adventure activities among NCC Cadets, Chandigarh Naval Unit NCC under the aegis of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh NCC Directorate is conducting a 12-day sailing expedition from August 27 to September 7 at Gobind Sagar, Himachal Pradesh.
A contingent of 65 personnel comprising 35 Senior Division Boys, 15 Senior Wing Girl NCC Cadets and 15 Staff members from Chandigarh Naval Unit of NCC are participating in the expedition.
The expedition was flagged off on Monday from Sukhna lake, Chandigarh by Col A Handa, Group Commander of Chandigarh NCC Group.
The Base camp for the sailing expedition will be established under the command of Commander U S Thakur, the Camp Commandant, at lathiani in Una (HP) from where the cadets would sail for the expedition using DK Whaler and Cadet Class Sailing Boats.
The team will cover over 400 kms during the expedition and visit places like Bangana, Heru, Malangar, Tnoh, Shahtalai, Barsar, Kosharian, Kanphara, Nakrana and Raipur along the banks of Gobind Sagar.
During expedition, the Cadets will be exposed to various Naval training activities like sailing, boat pulling, ship modeling, Naval communication, Navigation and Seamanship etc.
With a view to create awareness amongst the general public on various issues related to our society and environment, the expedition team will also organise social service activities and rallies daily in and around lathiani in Una.