MNS:- President of India Pranab Mukherjee will flag off the 1st North East India on top of the world (Mt. Everest) expedition from the Forecourt of Rastrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on 20th March 2013 at 1200 Hours. This is as per the confirmation from the communication dated: 15* September 2012 received from the office of the President of India.
Shri 0. Ibobi Singh, Chief Minister, Manipur is the Chief Patron of the expedition along with Shri. D.S. Poonia; Chief Secretary, Government of Manipur as the Chef de- Mission.
The First North East India on top of the World (Mt. Everest) Expedition is the first ever Mt. Everest expedition comprising of team members from North East India. The team members comprises resident of North East India. This mission is to be funded by NEC, Shillong under the abled guidance of Planning Department, Government of Manipur and executed under the leadership and command of Manipur Mountaineering and Trekking Association (MMTA), Manipur.
The significance of the First North East India on top of the world (Mt. Everest) Expedition is;
This is the first Expedition comprising exclusively of the Mountaineers
of North East India.
Mrs. Anshu Jamsenpa, the first lady from Arunachal Pradesh, who has
scaled Mt. Everest twice in the history is part of the climber Team to
create history for the third time.
Mr. N. Chinkheinganba, 15 year old boy, on completion of the
expedition will be the youngest to scale the Mt. Everest.
First expedition to be executed under the leadership of a State
Government.
Currently the participants are on a pre- Everest expedition to Mt. Papsura Peak (6445 meter) of Himachal Himalaya.
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