It
was in the ’80s a group of NCC cadets from Darjeeling reached Kolkata by a raft
from Farakka. They prepared their raft by empty cans of vegetable oil, bamboos. The
NCC Naval wing organised several expeditions this distance.
In
1995 14 members did boating by 3 boats from Maharajpur, Jharkhand to
Behrampore, West Bengal, it was 5 days to cover 190 km. Nest year 18 members another
attempt was made by two rafts made of
tire’s tube, bamboos, and straps and they covered 300 km from Behrampore to
Kolkata, it took 8 days. Both the expeditions were organised by The Institute
of Exploration, Regional unit Behrampore under the leadership of Mr. Debashish
Bhattacharya.
All
India Women team did rowing from Rishikesh to Kolkata under the leadership of
Ms bachindri Pal. The Central Reserve Police also organised boat expedition
from Rishikesh to Kolkata.
An
adventure by three members from West Bengal Hiked and trekked from Ganga Sagar
to Gomukh, Uttrakhand, it was in 1996, they took 111 days. A book titled “Pai
Heta Gangasagar to Gomukh” (On foot Gangasagar to Gomkh) , writer Indranil Sarathi, he was the leader of the program.
A
big-budget program by powerboat was
organised by Indo New Zeland in which Edmund Hillary, President of Indian
Mountaineering Foundation H C Sarin, ICS also took part. The Films Division
produced a film titled Ocean to Sky.
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