Photo credit: Sumita Roy Dutta
‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’
New Delhi: A women tri-services mountaineering team successfully summited Mt Manirang (21,625 ft) on August 15, 2021, the Ministry of Defence informed here today.
Mt. Manirang is one of the highest peaks of Himachal Pradesh, nestled at the border of Kinnaur and Spiti districts. Close to the peak is the Manirang pass. It was one of the early trade routes between Spiti and Kinnaur, before the motorable road was built.
The 15-member expedition team was led by Wing Commander Bhavana Mehra of the Indian Air Force. Indian Air Force had flagged off the team on August 1, 2021 from Air Force Station, New Delhi, as a part of commemorative activities for ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav‘, symbolising 75 years of India’s independence.
The other members of the team who summited the peak and hoisted the national flag atop were as follows:
Wg Cdr Bhavna Mehra, Lt Col Geetanjali Bhatt, Wg Cdr Nirupama Pandey, Wg Cdr Vyomika Singh, Wg Cdr Lalita Mishra, Maj Usha Kumari, Maj Saumya Shukla, Maj Veenu Mor, Maj Rachana Hooda, Lt Cdr Sino Wilson and Flt Lt Komal Pahuja.
– global bihari bureau
