AMBALA: Kharga Corps Chief of Staff and local board of administration, Sainik School, Kunjpura, chairman Major General Somnath Jha on Monday flagged-off 38-members mountaineering expedition team, comprising 36 cadets, representing Sainik Schools of the country and two staff members to Stok Kangri Peak (6158 meters) in the Leh region of Jammu and Kashmir.

HTPHOTOSainik School team at the flagging off ceremony on Monday.

On the occasion, principal of Sainik School, Kunjpura, Col YS Parmar informed about the various adventure activities that form an integral part of the power packed training imparted to the students in Sainik Schools.

The expedition will be for 25 days.