All India NCC Girls Trekking Expedition 2024

All India NCC Girls Trekking Expedition 2024: Tamil Nadu Trek (TN Trek – I) 06 May to 13 May 2024

Lt. Loosiya. KP took ANO duty of Calicut Group of Kerala and Lakshadweep Directorate in All India NCC Girls Trekking Expedition 2024: Tamil Nadu Trek (Trek-I) at Nilgiris, which had 102 cadets from K & L Directorate, conducted by Coimbatore Group of Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Andaman, and Nicobar Directorate from 06 May to 13 May 2024.

The trek covered not less than 60 km, covering the Base Camp – Ketti, Stage 1 – Ooty and Stage 2 – Nanjanad. The trek from the base camp was to different sites like The Shiv Mandir, Pine forests, Katteri Dam, and also to the Ooty Mountain Railway, famously known as the Ooty Toy Train. From the base camp, the group advanced to stage 1 through trekking to Ooty, from where the trek was to destinations like Botanical garden, Rose garden etc. By trekking, the group moved to stage 2, which is Nanjanad, from where the group trekked to the Tribal Museum, War Memorial, Radio Astronomy Centre, Potato Research Centre, and Strawberry Farm. The trekking camp also had a campfire and a cultural program session.

The trek helped inculcate a spirit of adventure, exploration, inquisitiveness, and practical interaction amongst cadets and also developed a sense of love for nature, flora, and fauna, along with boosting their stamina, endurance, self-confidence, team spirit, and espirit-de-corps. And it also promoted National Integration by enabling the cadets to live together and get accustomed to food habits of different regions and states.

 

 

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