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  The
All India Girls Trekking Expedition-2000, Shimla Hills was
organised by NCC Group Headquarters, Shimla. Over 1000 NCC
Girl cadets drawn from Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh,
Rajashtan, Gujrat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Chandigarh (UT) and J&K participated in the trek.
The trek was formally flagged off by Mr Vishnukant Shastri,
the Governor of Himachal Pradesh at Ridge, Shimla.
 The base camp of the
trek was established at Sadhupul near Kandaghat by 2 HP
Battalion NCC, Mandi (HP). The trek was divided into 8 batches
of 125 cadets each and each batch was allotted a duration of
14 days for the trek. The staging camps were established at
Chail, Koti, Kufri and Shimla. The batches were rotated in
such a manner that they had a minimum of two-day stay at each
staging camp.
The staging camp at
Chail was established at the highest cricketing
ground in the world. The trail of the trek passed through one
of the thickest forests of Ashia near Koti and Kufri. The
batches covered a distance of 10-15 kms daily and in all over
90 kms distance was covered.
input: Lt
Col BMR Mehta
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