Siliguri, May 29: Himalayan Nature and Adventure Foundation (Hnaf) has been awarded this year’s Tenzing Norgey Memorial Challenge Trophy for its achievements in the field of adventure sports.
Besides the trophy, the prize comprises Rs 10,000 and a certificate.
The award was instituted by the Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority (SJDA) on May 29, 2003 for promoting adventure sports in north Bengal and commemorating 50 years of the conquest of the Mt Everest by Tenzing and Edmund Hillary.
Two organisations — North Bengal Explorers’ Club and Anubhav — bagged Appreciation Trophies, which would be presented from this year, for their contribution in the fields of adventure sports and social activities.
Every year, the SJDA seeks applications from different adventure sports organisations through advertisements in the media for the award. Once the authorities received the applications, along with the documents of the achievements and activities of the organisations in a year, a committee would decide on the winner.
“This award will encourage more people to participate in the fields of adventure sports and social activities,” Bengal urban development minister and the chairman of SJDA, Asok Bhattacharya, said after presenting the Tenzing Norgey trophy to the members of the Hnaf. This is the third time that the Hnaf has bagged the award.
“Last year, we scaled the 20,570ft high Mount Korcha and organised a rock climbing course at the 9,000ft high Tumling. A six-member team, led by Animesh Bose, our founder coordinator, is now trying to find an alternative route to the 20,172ft Mount Koktang in north Sikkim. Bose was one of the member of a team which had scaled the peak 25 years ago,” said Ashok Nandi, a member of the Hnaf.
Nandi said the Hnaf was planning an expedition to a peak, which is at least 23,000ft high, this year. The minister promised all kinds of help when Nandi sought his cooperation for the trek. Rabindranath Mitra, a friend of Tenzing Norgey, also attended the function held at Mallaguri.
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