The Union minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off the ONGC Mount Kanchenjunga expedition from the national capital on Monday. A 15-member team, comprising 12 climbing and three base camp members including a doctor, has been selected for the expedition to the peak located at an elevation of 8586 metres on the border of Sikkim (India) and Nepal.
Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Pradhan appreciated ONGC’s initiative. Such expeditions are a unique employee engagement initiative to instill values of camaraderie, team spirit and adventure within the organisation, he added.
ONGC chairman and managing director Shashi Shanker said that after successfully scaling the Everest, the team has set its sight on one of the most difficult peaks to summit in the world.
The ONGC human resource director DD Misra outlined various stages of training programme that had been held for the participants in the expedition. Mission Kanchenjunga will enable creation of more role models, as was seen post the Everest expedition, he said.