HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR, MINISTER OF STATE FOR HOME AFFAIRS FLEGS -IN SSB’s MOUTAIN TERRAIN BIKING EXPEDITION TEAM AT DELHI

New Delhi, 27th October, 2016: 40 members team of Sashastra Seema Bal’s Mountain Terrain Biking Expedition which commenced on 12.10.2016 from Nabhidang, Uttrakhand situated at a height of 14110 feet, reached 25th Battalion, SSB, Ghitorni New Delhi today where Minister of State for Home Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, Ms Archana Ramasundaram, D.G. SSB and senior officers welcomed the team in an impressive flag-in ceremony.
Welcoming the chief guest D.G. SSB Ms Archana Ramasundaram informed that Sashastra Seema Bal has always been endeavouring to make the people aware about various burning social issues through such expeditions/ programmes. Current Mountain Terrain Biking Expedition is a part of such efforts of the force.
Addressing the members of expedition team and the gathering of SSB officers and men, Chief Guest Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir, Minister of State for Home praised the SSB’s effort to make the millions of people of Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi aware about the Government of India’s programmes Swacch Bharat, Swasth Bharat and Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao. On this occasion Hon’ble Minister honoured the members of expedition team by presenting them mementoes.
This Mountain Terrain Biking Expedition led by Shri Rajesh Thakur, Commandant 11th Battalion, SSB was flagged-off on 12th October, 2016 from Nabhidang, Uttrakhand by Shri Kiren Rijiju, Hon’ble Minister of State for Home, Government of India. The team had 40 members including 08 females. 1006 Kilometres of difficult and challenging journey from Nabhidang to Delhi was completed by the team via Dharchula, Didihat, Kainalichina, Pithoragarh, Almora, Ranikhet, Ghorakhal, Nainital, Kathgodam, Rampur, Brajghat and Ghaziabad. At all these places team organized meetings and programmes to make the general people aware about Swacch Bharat Abhiyan and Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao .
It is natural for security forces to have an inclination towards adventure sports. SSB is the first CAPF to raise its own Mountain Terrain Biking Team which has successfully participated in Hero MTB Himalaya in Himachal Pradesh and first Adventure Racing in Ladakh during recent past.
Every year SSB organises many such expeditions. Among the numerous expeditions organized by SSB, Mountaineering Expeditions to scale Mount Everest, Mount Trishul and Mount Satopant and Rafting/boating expeditions from Dharchula to Patna and Dharchula to Gangasagar are some important ones to be quoted.

JITENDER PAL- (TENNEWS.IN)