Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment to Flag-Off ‘Operation Blue Freedom – Land World Record at Siachen Glacier’

Source: PIB

About the news:

Recently, The Government of India has permitted a team of people with disabilities to scale Siachen Glacier. The team of people with disabilities was trained by ‘Team CLAW’ a team of Armed Forces veterans. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment will flag off this operation on the Independence Day

Operation Blue Freedom

• It is an attempt to create a world record by the team of disabled people to scale Siachen Glacier – the World’s highest battlefield.
• The expedition will take place till Kumar post
• The team of disabled people are trained by “Team CLAW—a team of Armed Force Veterans”.
• This operation shall place India on the global stage as a leader in empowering Divyangjan & will set the benchmark for other nations also.

Team Claw

• Team CLAW (Conquer Land, Air, Water) is a team of ex-Indian Special Forces commandos.
• Its members are either from the Indian Army Para Commandos or the Naval Marine Commandos, also known as the MARCOS.
• The initiative was taken by Major Vivek Jacob, a Para (Special Forces) officer.