Raksha Rajya Mantri flags-in ‘Mission Antarctica’ carried out by HMI Darjeeling

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Team enters Asia Book of Records for hoisting 7500 sq ft & 75 kg National Flag atop Mt Rhenock
=Such out-of-the-box initiatives promote adventure/patriotism among the youth: Ajay Bhatt

RAJOURI (NEW DELHI) DECEMBER 13::
Raksha Rajya Mantri, Ajay Bhatt on Wednesday at Air Force Bal Bharti School New Delhi flagged-in a team of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI), Darjeeling that carried out ‘Mission Antarctica’.
The expedition ‘Mission Antarctica’, which Commenced in 2021, was undertaken by a team of three trekkers, led by Group Captain, Jai Kishan.
The team hoisted the National Flag- measuring 7,500 sq ft and weighing 75 kilograms across the length and breadth of the country- atop Mt Rhenock in Sikkim Himalayas at an altitude of 16,500 feet.
It was recorded as the biggest Indian National Flag hoisted atop a mountain in the Asia Book of Records and India Book of Records.
During the expedition, the team also displayed the Tricolour over Mount Vinson Peak, the highest peak of the South Pole.
During the flag-in ceremony, the Raksha Rajya Mantri witnessed the final display of the 7,500 sq ft National Flag at the Air Force Bal Bharati School in the national capital.
“The event also witnessed the culmination of the mega roadshow ‘Mera Yuva Bharat Yatra’, wherein holy soil and water from the higher reaches of Himalaya (16,000ft) in Sikkim were presented to Ajay Bhatt”.
Raksha Rajya Mantri lauded the efforts put in by the expedition team terming these as out-of-the-box initiatives aimed at promoting the spirit of adventure and patriotism among the youth.
“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country has entered Amrit Kaal & the school children should become part of this great journey to make the Nation Viksit Bharat,” said Raksha Rajya Mantri .
He urged the students to study hard and participate enthusiastically in the extracurricular activities for the overall development.
He appealed to the students to take part in the Government’s initiatives such as Khelo India, and Mera Yuva Bharat.
During the event, the students at Air Force Bal Bharti School presented a patriotic cultural program. Senior civil and military officials of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) , students, parents, and school faculty were present on the occasion.