 Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 31: J&K Mountaineering Association (JKMA) released its Calendar of Activities for the Year 2019-20 in a simple but impressive function at K L Saigal Hall, Abhinav Theatre, Jammu today.
The Chief Guest on the occasion Ashwani Sharma, former MLA along with Nagendra Singh Jamwal, Chief Executive Officer, Surinsar Mansar Development Authority; S. Bhattacharjee, Chairman, Indian Mountaineering Foundation North Zone Committee, New Delhi, Prof Lalit Magotra, President, Dogri Sanstha, Jammu; Zorawar Singh Jamwal, General Secretary, Press Club, Jammu; Sanjeet Khajuria, former Dy. Director, Doordarshan Kendra, Jammu and Prem Sadotra, General Secretary, J&K High Court Bar Association, Jammu released the Calendar in the presence of heads of various institutions and members of the Association and affiliated clubs.
Highlighting the activities to be undertaken by the Association and its affiliated clubs this year General Secretary of the Association Ram Khajuria mentioned that this year the Association shall organize 11 trekking expeditions, 3 specialized sport climbing coaching camps for potential National medal winners, 2 sport climbing courses, a sport climbing coaching cum competition for specially abled children, 4 preparatory camps before participation of the State team in the Zonal and National climbing competitions besides a Judges and Route Setters Course. To spot the talent at the grass root level the Association aims to train about 1000 sport climbers by organizing coaching cum competitions for school students throughout the year.
The Association shall also host the 7th Junior/Sub Junior North Zone Sport Climbing Championship at Jammu besides participating in the 4th North Zone Women Sport Climbing Competition to be organized at IMF, New Delhi and participating in the Zonal/National Sport Climbing Competitions and conducting the State Championship and 14 district climbing competitions. The highlight of this year's major activity shall be a prestigious Mountaineering Expedition to Kang Yissay Peak in Ladakh in which the team would attempt 2 other peaks also in the same area besides some other small mountaineering expeditions to be conducted by the affiliated clubs.
Whereas district Sport Climbing Competitions of Kashmir division shall be held at climbing wall at TRC, Nowgam (Kashmir) the district competitions of Jammu Division shall be conducted by the Association at Sprawling Buds ICSE School, Bantalab, Jammu.
While releasing the Calendar of Activities the Chief Guest Ashwani Sharma hoped that this year our climbers would bring more laurels to the state in all the forthcoming Sport Climbing Competitions. He also congratulated Shivani Charak for her splendid achievements and promised her all possible facilities for her full preparation for the forthcoming national and international competitions and hoped that she would bring more laurels to the state and the country by winning a medal at the international level. |
