New Delhi/Srinagar: A high-altitude bike expedition of women CRPF personnel from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir to the Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh will be flagged off on Tuesday, officials said on Monday.
Thirty-two women bikers will be part of the nine-day rally that will cover about 1,400 km and return to Srinagar on October 1.
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) director general G P Singh will flag off the bikers from Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Tuesday, the officials said.
“The expedition serves as a symbol of women breaking barriers and conquering challenging terrains. The bikers would be greeted by locals and officials enroute,” CRPF deputy inspector general (North Srinagar) Sudhir Kumar said.
The bikers will carry the message of ‘Nari Shakti’ or women’s power, the DIG said.
The bikers are part of the women bike-borne ‘Daredevils’ that was raised in the paramilitary force sometime back.
The CRPF, comprising about 3.25 lakh personnel, is the world’s largest paramilitary force and is the mainstay for internal security duties such as combating Left Wing Extremism (LWE), terrorism in the Kashmir valley and insurgency in the northeastern states.
