Annual NCC sailing expedition concludes
Kolkata, June 28 (IBNS): The Annual Sailing Expedition for the year 2019 undertaken by 60 Naval cadets of NCC Group Headquarters Kolkata under the aegis of NCC Directorate WB & Sikkim from Farakka to Kolkata in four 27-feet DK Whaler boats came to an end with the flagging-in of the boats by Maj General KT Sreekumar, ADG NCC WB & Sikkim Directorate, at the Man of War Jetty, Prinsep Ghat this morning, officials said on Friday.
The expedition team comprised of 20 Naval senior wing girls and 40 senior division boys NCC Cadets from No. 1 (Bengal) and No.2 (Bengal) Naval Units belonging to various colleges in and around Kolkata and 8 Naval staff of the Indian Navy. Captain S Biswas Commanding Officer and Cdr PK Manna, Commanding Officer, led the team.
The expedition was flagged off from Farakka by Commodore Aloke Chatterjee, Group Commander, at 0815h on 15 Jun 2019 after six days of sailing cum pulling camp at NTPC Farakka, read a government statement.
Cdt Shubhojit Mondal, Cdt Simran Pradhan, Cdt Bikash Choudhary were adjudged best pullers and the boat Charlie team was declared the winner.
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