Sailing expedition of NCC cadets of J&K launched

JAMMU, AUGUST 31: A sailing expedition by NCC cadets of Jammu & Kashmir was launched at Govind Sagar reservoir built on river Sutlej on Bhakra dam by 1 J&K Naval unit NCC Srinagar. The expedition will be held from August 30, 2017 to September 08, 2017. The expedition was flagged off by the Commanding Officer of 1 Himachal Pradesh Naval Unit NCC, Commander   Sajjan Kumar from water sports centre Bilaspur.

35 boys and 25 girl cadets from different regions of J&K are participating in the event for the next ten days and will be put through a glimpse of life at sea. The team will be guided and navigated by the highly skilled instructors of Indian Navy. During the expedition the team will be covering a distance of 400 km and will be closely monitored and supported.

To make the expedition more interesting and beneficial, visit to various important installations and religious places of interest in this region will also be undertaken.

The cadets were put through a rigorous training schedule at Mansar Lake in Jammu to take on the challenges of this expedition which was closely supervised by the group Commander of NCC Srinagar Group, Commander, Brigadier AS Kasana, VrC  and supported by NCC Dte J&K which extended all possible help and support to accomplish this feat.