NCC Sailing Expedition on Brahmaputra

The first-ever Brahmaputra Sailing Expedition culminated successfully on Friday with the flagging in a ceremony at Pandu port in Guwahati, attended by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

Watch CM Shri Sarbananda Sonowal's speech at the culmination ceremony of first ever Brahmaputra Sailing Expedition 'Lachit-1' by NCC in Guwahati. pic.twitter.com/HKWnnuXLSa

— Chief Minister Assam (@CMOfficeAssam) October 25, 2019

The Sailing expedition has covered over 220 km distance commencing with the Flag Off at Biswanath Chariali on 16 Oct 2019 and Flagging In at Pandu Port, Guwahati on 25 Oct 2019.

CM Shri @sarbanandsonwal flagged in culmination of the first ever Brahmaputra Sailing Expedition 'Lachit-1' by the Nation Cadet Corps (NCC) at Pandu Port, Guwahati.

During the expedition, 60 cadets of Assam sailed 220 km, from Biswanath to Guwahati using three whaler boats. pic.twitter.com/smR7ZtCGnZ

— Chief Minister Assam (@CMOfficeAssam) October 25, 2019

As many as 60 NCC Cadets of the state braved the waters of the Brahmaputra over the grueling journey.

During the course of the journey, the cadets negotiated over the water where the valiant general of the Ahom kingdom Lachit Borphukan had defeated the invading Mughal navy in 1671.

The expedition touched the riverine areas of Tezpur, Silghat, Singri, Palaguri, Kurua and Amingaon and utilized this opportunity to spread awareness to the local populace.