Tribal students who scaled Mount Everest meet PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met 10 tribal students, five of whom had successfully scaled the Mount Everest in May. The students- four boys and a girl were a part of a 10-student team who were sent to scale the highest mountain in the world under ‘Mission Shourya.’ 50 students who shortlisted for the task underwent extensive training at different institutions and top 10 were selected for the mission. Manisha Dhurve, Parmesh Aale, Kavidas Katemode, Umakant Madavi and Vikas Soyam were the selected students from Chandrapur ,who scaled the Everest on May 16. PM Modi in his Mann ki Baat programme said, “Mount Everest has been throwing a challenge to the mankind for centuries and the bravehearts have been responding to it.” He further added how students began training since August 2017 and underwent extensive mountaineering preparations at Wardha, Hyderabad, Darjeeling, Leh and Ladakh and other places before being sent on the ultimate mission. The Prime Minister also congratulated the students on their achievements. Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, and Union MoS for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Ahir were also present on the occasion. -PTC News
