Army expedition team reaches city

Hyderabad: Indian Army has always been at the forefront of taking challenging adventure activities. In the series of such activities Indian Army has planned a Trans-India Hot Air Ballooning Expedition ‘Jai Bharat’ from Jammu to Kanyakumari from December 6 to 29. 

The longest ever Hot Air Ballooning Expedition in India arrived in Hyderabad on Sunday.Governor ESL Narasimhan and his wife Vimala Narasimhan participated in the Aero Show conducted at NTR Grounds at Hyderabad, held as part of the Army’s Hot Ballooning expedition, and interacted with the members of the expedition team. The expedition is to mark 75th year of raising of Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers and 150th year of raising of 2 JAK Rif Bn. 

The expedition is aimed at connecting with the youth of the country and motivate them to join the Indian Army and also to pay homage and tribute to our great martyrs and torch-bearers who sacrificed their lives for the cause of the nation. The expedition team will be halting at various places across the country and also organising Aero Shows for motivating youth of the country. The Aero Show performed by the expedition team was also witnessed and applauded by a large number of audiences.