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Operation Blue Freedom

14th August, 2021 Security and Defence

Context:

  • People with disabilities from across the country will undertake an expedition till Siachen Glacier to create a new World Record for the largest team of people with disabilities to reach the world’s highest battlefield.

More about news:

  • Recently, The Government of India has permitted a team of people with disabilities to scale Siachen Glacier.
  • The team of people with disabilities trained by ‘Team CLAW’ a team of Armed Forces veterans.
  • The successful execution of this pioneering expedition, ‘Operation Blue Freedom’, shall firmly place India on the global stage as a leader in empowering Divyangjanand set a benchmark for other nations to emulate.

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1745387