National Adventure Festival from Feb 2 to 10 at Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH: The 16th National Adventure Festival will be organised from February 2 to 10, 2010 at Chandigarh by the National Adventure Club (I).



Disclosing this here Monday, President of the National Adventure Club,  Ram S. Varma said that about 300 boys and girls from all over the country between the age group of 17-34 were expected to participate in this festival. They would take part in various adventure sports activities like trekking, rock climbing, repelling, para sailing, river rafting, kayaking, snow skiing, rifle shooting, archery, commando obstacle, river crossing etc. The festival is being sponsored by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, New Delhi.

The National Adventure Club (I) confers two prestigious awards, “Bharat Gaurav” and “Adamaya Sahas Puruskar” to outstanding adventure sports persons for their exemplary achievements in the field of adventure sports at the national and international level. Mr. Varma said that entries have been invited for these puruskar from the adventure sports persons who have achieved feats of International and National acclaim in fields like mountaineering, trekking, rock climbing, water sports, acqua sports, aero sports or any other dare devil activity. The willing persons can apply for these awards by sending their complete bio-data and documentary proof of achievements since 1995. These prizes carry a cash award of Rs.21000 and Rs.11000 respectively and a citation and a plaque. The prizes would be given on the concluding day of the Festival.

During this festival all the participants will be divided into five different groups and will be sent for various adventure sports activities such as for trekking, rock climbing and river rafting at Koti-Kufri(Himachal Pradesh) and Dak Pathar(Uttrakhand) and snow skiing at Narkanda(Himachal Pradesh) and Solang Nalah near Manali(Himachal Pradesh), for river rafting and Canoeing at Shivpuri (Rishikesh) in Uttrakhand. Before sending the participants to their destinations, they will do a condition trek from Kalka to Kasauli.

Varma further stated that concluding function will be held at 5.30 pm at Tagore Theatre on 10.2.2010. Sh. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Haryana will be the chief guest.