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Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
ITBP launches ‘Himadri-2025' trekking expedition to promote adventure tourism
Dehradun: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Saturday flagged off a 45-member border trekking expedition, Himadri-2025, to promote adventure tourism across 84 vibrant villages along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Ladakh. The expedition was officially launched by Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at his camp office, in the presence of senior ITBP officers, including IG Sanjay Gunjyal, and state police officers, including DGP Deepam Seth. IG Gunjyal shared that the expedition team will traverse a total distance of 1,032 km, covering 27 valleys and an equal number of mountain passes. Along their route, team members will also distribute around 3.5 lakh fruit-bearing saplings. "This initiative aims to support the economy of these vibrant villages," Gunjyal said. Speaking at the flag-off, CM Dhami highlighted the strategic and cultural significance of the initiative. "This effort will help in the preservation of the cultural and religious spots en route," he added. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
India Gazette
a day ago
- India Gazette
"Team will cover distance of around 1,032 km," says Uttarakhand CM on ITBP's 'Himadri-2025' trekking expedition
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 14 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday participated in the flag-off ceremony of the ITBP's border-level trekking expedition 'Himadri-2025', and said that the team will cover around 1,032 km and the journey will help promote tourism, culture, and development in nearby villages. Speaking to the reporters, Pushkar Singh Dhami said, 'This team will cover a distance of around 1032 km. It is a challenging journey, due to which the nearby villages will get a chance to come forward from tourism, culture and development point of view...' Dhami further said that the Char Dham Yatra is going on smoothly, with around 28 lakh devotees having offered prayers so far, and added that the safety of pilgrims remains the top priority. 'The Yatra is going on smoothly. It has been reviewed at many levels. The safety of devotees has always been our now, around 28 lakhs of devotees have offered prayers during the Char Dham Yatra,' Dhami said. Earlier on Monday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered special audits and enhanced surveillance of helicopter operators conducting shuttle and charter services during the ongoing Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand. The move comes after several recent incidents involving helicopter operations in the hill state. The aviation watchdog has also suspended the operations of Kestrel Aviation Private Limited with immediate effect after one of its helicopters made an emergency landing in the middle of a highway in Guptkashi on June 7. Five passengers on board the chopper, en route to Kedarnath from Rudraprayag, narrowly escaped. 'This is in addition to the suspension of operations of another operator for safety violations in May 2025,' DGCA said in a statement. As a precautionary measure, the DGCA is also reviewing the necessity of curtailing helicopter operations to the Char Dham entirely if required. It has started actively monitoring the live camera feeds provided by the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) at Kedarnath, the statement said. The aviation watchdog said that any deviation from standard operating procedures (SOP) by helicopter operators is detected in real time, allowing for immediate corrective measures. 'Today, two helicopter operators conducting shuttle and charter services to Kedarnath from their respective helipads failed to adhere to SOPs, particularly regarding proper helicopter parking procedures,' said the DGCAA safety investigation has been initiated to identify contributing factors, including mechanical failures, operational errors, and weather-related challenges, the statement said. Additionally, directives have been issued to all helicopter operators, restricting operations to Out of Ground Effect (OGE) conditions till further notice. (ANI)
India Gazette
a day ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
"It will help in the surveillance of sensitive areas and the border region": CM Pushkar Singh Dhami at flag-off ceremony of 'Himadri-2025'
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 14 (India): Addressing the flag-off ceremony of the border-level tracking expedition 'Himadri-2025', Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami congratulated the tracking team and said that the expedition will help in the surveillance of sensitive areas. Beginning his address at the event, CM Pushkar Dhami paid tribute to the people who lost their lives in the Air India-171 plane crash. CM Dhami said, 'Firstly, I pay my tribute to all those who lost their lives in the Ahmedabad plane crash. I pay my condolences to all the bereaved families.' He added, '...I extend my wishes to everyone in our tracking will cover a challenging journey. It will help in the surveillance of sensitive areas and the border region. The work will be done to preserve the culture, language and other things...' CM Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday participated in the flag-off ceremony of the border-level trekking expedition 'Himadri-2025', which was organised by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at the Mukhya Sewak Sadan of the Chief Minister's residence in Dehradun. Speaking to reporters at the event, he said that the team will cover around 1,032 km and the journey will help promote tourism, culture, and development in nearby villages. Pushkar Singh Dhami said, 'This team will cover a distance of around 1032 km. It is a challenging journey, due to which the nearby villages will get a chance to come forward from tourism, culture and development point of view...' Dhami further told the reporters that the Char Dham Yatra is going on smoothly, with around 28 lakh devotees having offered prayers so far, and added that the safety of pilgrims remains the top priority. 'The Yatra is going on smoothly. It has been reviewed at many levels. The safety of devotees has always been our now, around 28 lakhs of devotees have offered prayers during the Char Dham Yatra,' Dhami said. Sharing a post on X, he wrote, 'The border level trekking expedition 'Himadri-2025' organised by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police was flagged off from the Government Residence. In this expedition, 47 members of ITBP will trek in the inaccessible border areas of Uttarakhand, Himachal and Ladakh and will not only get closely acquainted with the folk culture, lifestyle and environmental diversity of these areas, but it will also prove to be an important initiative towards reactivating the trekking routes which have been closed for years.' (ANI)
