Guwahati, May 23 -- A team from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) based in Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh, has successfully scaled Mount Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest peak and India's tallest.

This monumental achievement, confirmed by officials on Thursday, marks the grand finale of the patriotic 'Har Shikhar Tiranga' campaign, which aimed to hoist the national flag atop the highest peak in each of India's 28 states.

"Five members of the team, led by acclaimed mountaineer Col. Ranveer Singh Jamwal, successfully completed the expedition to Kangchenjunga, located in Sikkim, which culminated on May 18," the official stated.

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