Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh interacts with Tiranga Mountain Rescue team
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath
Singh interacts with Tiranga Mountain Rescue team in New Delhi
Lauds them for saving lives of Army personnel deployed in difficult areas
through avalanche rescue & training
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh interacted with a team of
Tiranga Mountain Rescue (TMR) in New Delhi on April 26, 2022. Vice Chief of the
Army Staff Lt Gen Manoj Pande, Director General Military Operations Lt Gen BS
Raju and other senior military officials were present on the occasion.
Why is it
in news?
The TMR, founded by Shri Hemant Sachdev, is a non-profit
organisation affiliated with the Indian Army since 2016. It provides multiple
teams of highly motivated & qualified Avalanche Rescue professionals who
are deployed in snow bound and difficult areas during the winter season. The
teams have been instrumental in providing dedicated avalanche rescue &
training to Indian Army personnel in mountain craft.
Highlights
· Shri
Rajnath Singh was briefed on the activities of TMR during the event.
· The Raksha
Mantri commended TMR for saving the lives of the Armed Forces personnel from
threats like avalanches, besides raising awareness and imparting training to
them.
· He termed
TMR as a source of strength to the soldiers who are deployed in difficult areas
and are exposed to various threats such as avalanches.
· He
appreciated the fact that there has been no Army casualty in the locations
where TMR is deployed.
· The Raksha
Mantri stressed that TMR has a big responsibility on their shoulders as in the
coming times, threats such as avalanche may increase due to climate change.
· The Raksha
Mantri described the work being carried out by TMR as a shining example of partnership
between the Government and civil society. He emphasised that a Nation moves
forward on the path of development only when the government and civil society
work together. “Government and civil society are the wheels on which the
country can achieve the goal of all-round sustainable development,” he said.