IMPHAL, May 18: A press release from the Governor’s Secretariat, Raj Bhavan, Imphal has said that the Governor of Manipur Gurbachan Jagat conveyed his congratulations to the 1st North East Top of the World Mount Everest Expedition Team which by today had successfully sent up 9 climbers to the top of the highest peak in the world while stating that he was proud that two Manipuris are among the nine namely N. Bidyabati Devi and N. Chingkheinganba, who by their achievement have made the state proud.
He continued that MMTA, which is organizing the expedition with support from various agencies deserve all the praise for the momentous effort in bringing climbers of the north eastern states to make a successful attempt to scale the highest peak, which is fraught with risk and danger. In two days, climbers from 6 north eastern states have reached the peak, the states being Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Sikkim, it added.