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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.
