Showing posts with label Black Cats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Black Cats. Show all posts

Friday, May 30, 2014

Black Cat Cycling cum Trekking Ecological Awareness Expedition reaches West Sikkim

GANGTOK, 29 May: Black Cat Cycling cum Trekking Ecological Awareness Expedition has reached Yuksom in West Sikkim. Members of the team interacted with Kanchenjunga Conservation Committee including the Director and numerous other officials, informs a press release.
The expedition was flagged off from Penangla on 21 May as part of ‘Eco Awareness and Perception Management’.
The team gained brief insight regarding the activities of Kanchenjunga Conservation Committee in preserving ecology in the vicinity of the world’s third highest peak. The team collected non-biodegradable waste from the segregation centre being maintained by Kanchenjunga Conservation Committee which had accumulated over a period of timeand dumped the waste at the dumping yard at Martam.
This initiative taken by the expedition team is a testimony of the commitment of Black Cat Division in preserving the ecology of the Sikkim State alongwith the state administration, the release adds.





Thursday, May 22, 2014

Black Cats on Cycling cum Trekking Expedition to spread conservation message

GANGTOK, 21 May: The Black Cat Division organised a Cycling cum Trekking Expedition to Kanchenjunga Base to spread the message of ecological conservation. It was flagged off from Tashi View Point today by Maj Gen YVK Mohan, SM, General Officer Commanding, Black Cat Division.
A press release informs that the expedition will cover a total distance of more than 400 km on cycle and trek along Ravangla, Yuksom, Gyalshing and Namchi. The troops will interact with the villagers, tourists and taxi operators and distribute leaflets to spread awareness about ecological preservation.
The team will also deliver informative lectures at places, for which District Welfare Officers have also extended their assistance. During the expedition, the team will interact with Kanchenjunga Conservation Committee and bring back non bio-degradable waste from the Kanchenjunga Base Camp for proper disposal, the release mentions.
The expedition is part of the army’s ecological campaign which commenced in January this year.