India, Aug. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
A Joint Expedition Team comprising Instructors from the premier National Mountaineering Institutes Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering & Winter Sports (JIM&WS) Pahalgam; Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) Uttarkashi, and Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) Darjeeling, successfully summited Mt Merag-III (6,480M) & Mt kangju Kangri (6710M), the highest peaks in Pangong Tso region, Union Territory of Ladakh.
The expedition was flagged off and lead by Colonel Hem Chandra Singh, Principal JIM&WS Pahalgam on July 24, 2025 in Sonamarg, with an experienced team from all three National Institutes:
Sub Maj/ Hony Lt (Retd) Shri Rafiq Ahmad Malik (JIM&WS)
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