Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday met the first Chhattisgarhi who conquered Mount Everest Rahul Gupta at his official residence here.
The CM congratulated the mountaineer for his grand feat of endurance against grave odds and wished him a bright future.
MPs lakhan lal Sahu, Kamalbhan Singh and Dr Bansilal Mahato were also present.
Rahul revealed that he climbed the highest peak in the world at 7: 30 am on May 14, 2018 and hoisted the National Flag presented to him by President Ram Nath Kovind.
He also hoisted the C’garh State logo on Mount Everest.
It may be recalled that resident of Ambikapur in Surguja, 23-year-old Rahul Gupta had been successful in climbing Mount Everest (8848 metres) in his third attempt.
He led a team 22 member international mountaineers. The team braved snow storm and conquered highest peak in 22 days. Normally it takes 60 days to climb Mount Everest.