BSF flags off high-altitude alpine training expedition to Lahaul and Ladakh
Deputy commandant at IAAT, Hemant Kothiyal, said the expedition, named "BSF Alpine Training & Mountaineering Expedition-2025," was launched by IG (Training) Ashok Kumar and will conclude on Sept 3.
"During the expedition, members will collect garbage from camps on the peaks as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission and bring it down for proper disposal. It also aims to pay tribute to mountaineers who lost their lives during a similar expedition in Leh's Nubra Valley in 1995," Kothiyal added.
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