ITBP to scale 75 peaks, take 75 day long-patrol to commemorate 75 years of independence

New Delhi: To commemorate the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” celebrations, members of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) would scale 75 peaks and end a 75-day “relay long range patrol” along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, a top officer announced on Sunday.

On 15 August, the “Amritarohan” mountain excursion will take place in a number of areas along the eastern front, according to ITBP spokesperson Vivek Kumar Pandey.

The peaks to be climbed are located in the vicinity of 75 ITBP border posts spread along the India-China LAC, he said.

Out of these, 33 peaks are located in Ladakh, 16 in Uttarakhand, 11 in Sikkim, 10 in Himachal Pradesh and five in Arunachal Pradesh, Pandey said.

“Himveers of the force will climb these 75 different peaks on 15 August, 2022, and create a unique record of hoisting the Indian flag simultaneously,” he said.

The tallest peak among these is at a height of 18,750 feet and is located in Sikkim.

Simultaneously, the border force has also started a 75-day ‘Long relay Range Patrol (LRP)’ by its troops along the 3,488 km of the LAC.

“The relay LRP started from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh on 1 August and will terminate at Jachep La in Arunachal Pradesh on 14 October after completing a 75-day journey, covering a distance of about 7,575 km across the borders,” Pandey said.

The about 90,000 personnel-strong ITBP was raised in the aftermath of the 1962 Chinese aggression and it is deployed for rendering a variety of internal security duties apart from guarding the LAC.

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