The Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir flagged-in the Sashastra Seema Bal’s (SSBs) Mountain Terrain Biking Expedition team here today.The Mountain Terrain Biking Expedition team was flagged-off on 12th October, 2016 by Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju.During the occasion, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir praised the efforts of SSB to spread the awareness about the Government’s programmes such as Swacch Bharat, Swasth Bharat and Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, to the millions of people of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. On this occasion, the Minister honoured the members of expedition team by presenting them mementos. DG, SSB, Smt. Archana Ramasundaram informed that SSB has always been endeavouring to make the people aware about various burning social issues through such expeditions/ programmes. Current Mountain Terrain Biking Expedition is a part of such efforts of the force, she added.
The Mountain Terrain Biking Expedition led by Shri Rajesh Thakur, Commandant 11th Battalion, SSB was flagged-off on 12th October, 2016 from Nabhidang, Uttrakhand. The team had 40 members including 08 females. 1006 Kilometres of difficult and challenging journey from Nabhidang to Delhi was completed by the team via Dharchula, Didihat, Kainalichina, Pithoragarh, Almora, Ranikhet, Ghorakhal, Nainital, Kathgodam, Rampur, Brajghat and Ghaziabad. At all these places team organized meetings and programmes to make the general people aware about Swacch Bharat Abhiyan and Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao.SSB is the first CAPF to raise its own Mountain Terrain Biking Team which has successfully participated in Hero MTB Himalaya in Himachal Pradesh and first Adventure Racing in Ladakh during recent past. Every year SSB organises many such expeditions. Among the numerous expeditions organized by SSB, Mountaineering Expeditions to scale Mount Everest, Mount Trishul and Mount Satopant and Rafting/boating expeditions from Dharchula to Patna and Dharchula to Gangasagar are some important ones.