Rajouri, 29-01-2024 : Maharajkar Singh, one of the founder members of Everest Mountaineering Club, Rajouri has been unanimously elected as the President of District Mountaineering Association,Rajouri in an election meeting held at Press Club of Jammu. Prof. Haqeeqat Singh Ishar, a retired principal of a Govt College who has trekked extensively in the Pir Panjal Himalaya was elected as General Secretary of the Association.
Whereas Dr Mandeep Singh a prominent radiologist and one of the founder members of Mountaineering Association of J&K was unanimously elected as Vice President Sanjay Sharma and Gurcharan Singh, both avid trekkers were elected as Joint Secretary and Treasurer of the district association respectively.
Nine members of the Executive body which included a champion sport climber Prerna Charak and eight others namely Yogeshwar Singh, Mohit Singh, Ajit Singh, Malvinder Singh,Sanjay Sudan, Sachin Singh, Vivek Sharma and Payal Sharma, all active trekkers from various villages of Rajouri district were also unanimously elected.
Whereas Ram Khajuria, Sr. Vice President of Mountaineering Association of J&K was the Returning officer of the Election Mr. Sushil Singh, Treasurer of the Association was the observer from Mountaineering Association of J&K. Shawetica Khajuria,General Secretary of Mountaineering Association of J&K, Sonam Sidharth, General Secretary of District Mountaineering Association Jammu and Shilpa Charak, an international sport climber and a prominent mountaineer were also present on the occasion
Ram Khajuria, the returning officer of the election expressed his gratitude to the members for the smooth conduct of the elections and promised all possible help from Mountaineering Association of J&K for promotion of adventure activities in Rajouri district.
Prof Haqeeqat Singh, the newly elected General Secretary who is very keen to promote adventure activities in the district, while addressing the members thanked them for the trust they had imposed in him and said that since there is no artificial climbing infrastructure in Rajouri district the district sport climbing championship shall be organised at Jammu very soon. The Association would also request the Govt to raise the necessary sport climbing infrastructure at Rajouri to harness the latent talent, he added.The District Association would also plan the ways and means to involve more and more children in adventure activities and thus prepare them as responsible citizens of the country.