The Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) Lt Gen Bipin Rawat, flagged off the MAHAR Regiment Mount Kamet Expedition 2016 in a ceremony at New Delhi.
The COAS congratulated the team for display of grit and perseverance in successfully summiting India’s third highest peak.
The Mount Kamet expedition led by Colonel Amit Bisht, Commanding Officer 1 MAHAR, in the Garhwal Himalayas was launched to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of The Mahar Regiment, which has completed 75 years in the service of the Nation.
