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Imphal, May 19 : Three climbers from Manipur reached the top of the world continuing the series of scaling of Mt Everest during the last few days. Puyamcha Mohon of Manipur and two others from Manipur who are part of NCC team, Ch. Shankar Singh , Ph. Bidyachand Singh also reached the top today.
Twelve climbers from north east scaled the highest peak Mt Everest in a span of three days. The first North East Mt Everest expedition however has made history .
The Chief Minister of Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh conveyed his congratulations to the 1st North East India Top of the World Mt. Everest Expedition Team which have gained tremendous achievement by successfully sending ten climbers out of 13 climbers to the top of the highest peak in the world. The Chief Minister is proud to know that three Manipuris namely N. Bidyapati Devi (1st Woman from Manipur), N. Chingkheinganba (youngest from India) and Puyamcha Mohon are among the 10 climbers who have scaled the summit. In three days from 17th to 19th May, 2013 the 10 climbers from Arunachal Pradesh (2); Assam (1); Manipur (3); Meghalaya (1); Mizoram (1); and Sikkim (2) have reached the summit. For this tremendous and historic achievement the initiative of the Manipur Mountaineering and Trekking Association (MMTA) which is organizing the expedition deserves all praise.
The Chief Minister also sends his congratulations on the news of 2 NCC cadets from Manipur namely Ch. Shankar Singh and Ph. Bidyachand Singh who are in the NCC Mt. Everest Expedition Team have also successfully scaled the highest peak today.
The tremendous success of the 1st North East India Mt. Everest Expedition 2013 has once again proved the potential and talents of the North East people in the area of adventure sports and mountaineering in particular and this will surely encourage and renew the hopes of those who aspire to be Everester.
The Chief Minister also appreciated the support rendered by all concerned including the North Eastern Council (NEC), other NE States, family of the climbers and people of Manipur.
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