The Trekkers team from Mysur returned to the city after an expedition to Mount Kuari in Uttarakhand. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The team of Trekker from Mysur, including children from Porakarmikas, returned to the city on Thursday after they were imprisoned in Amritsar to abolish flights due to an escalation of the conflict between India and Pakistan.
Eight children from Porakarmikas from Mysur, two Mahout elephants Dasar and two forest guards were part of the 24-member Trekkers team who left Mysuro 23.
Although the expedition began under the dark shadow of the terrorist strike in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, the participants were assured that their expedition to the Garhwal region of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand would be safe.
After three days of supervision in Nový Dilli, the team moved to Rishikesh and then to Pipolkoti for Medical Control, which now became mandatory after the tragedy in the mountains last year, when nine people from Bengalur lost their lives in Shastratral in Uttarakhand.
After acclimatization, the team treated into the gring and khullar summit base camp. After the trekkers walked through the slots, ridges, Morain and glaciers, they reached the top of Mount Kuari, while 1 May dared Gutsy winds and celebrated the performance of the national tricol to the top.
“May 1, which is celebrated as International Work Day, was a historical day for Trekkers who reached the peak of Mt. Kuari, located at an altitude of 13,989 feet or 4,263 meters at 12.25,” said DSD Solanki of the Foundation and Veteran Adventure.
In addition to the children of Porakarmikas, Mahouts and Forest Beat, the guardians also included Trekkers also two girls sponsored by Shashwath Seva Samaj School for their academic perfection, among three other boys and four women in Mysurus and Bengalur. The expedition organizers included Anil Kumar, lecturer at Marimallappa pre -University College, Mysur and Devendra Tiwari from Ujjain, except Mr. Solandki.
The trekking expedition, called Junoon 2025, was supported by the Ladies Circle India, Diya Foundation and about 175 people who contributed to the help of children from Porakarmikas, Mahouts and Forest Guards realized their dream.
After trekking the mountains and reached the top of Mount Kuari, the team 6. May reached Amritsar, where their tickets were booked for a flight to Bengaluru 7 May. However, a few hours before their departure, they were informed that their flight was abolished from the ongoing conflict between India and Pakstan.
The team remained calm, but has developed alternative measures to return home in the middle of the prevailing uncertainty. They got on the bus to reach Delhi just to face exaggerated flight fees. “We managed to get tickets for two different flights to Bengaluru 8. May and we returned to our homes,” Solandki said with relief.
Despite the challenges faced, the Trekkers team had no regret. Not only did they reach the peak of Mt. Kuari and repaired the national tricolor, but also got a chance to go for a tour in Nový Delhi, where they saw the parliamentary house and Rashtrapati Bhavan, in addition to visiting places such as Mathura, Agra, Delhi, Amritsar and Badrinath, Mr. Soland.
Published – May 10, 2025 20:10
