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| ONGCHA and Para-sailing. Photo: Manoj Dutta |
through participation as well as demonstration of some outdoor sports like para-sailing, monkey crawling, rappelling, elephant safari, horse riding, etc. where about 636 adventure lovers participated in all the adventure sports including men, women and children.
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Photo: Manoj DuttaONGC
Himalayan Association (ONGCHA), an in-house outdoor sports wing of Oil and
Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) promoting adventure sports activities
among employees, with Headquarters at Dehradun, Uttarakhand, works through
different chapters/ units located in various operational work-centres of ONGC
in all over India.ONGCHA works to create external aspiration among employees of
ONGC for knowing the unknown, exploring the unexplored and conquer dimensions
hidden in the regions of the great Himalayas primarily and it also works to
develop the spirit of adventure and courage to face the challenges of nature
among employees by way of promoting healthy hiking, trekking and mountaineering
activities. ONGCHA-Assam Chapter has been actively functioning under the
dynamic leadership of Shri B. K. Baruah, ED-Asset Manager, ONGC, Assam Asset as
Chief Patron and Shri V. K. Verma, GM-Head HR/ER & SM, ONGC, Assam Asset as
President.
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ONGCHA-Assam
Chapter has been creating an incredible trek with numerous adventure sports activities
like trekking expedition, mountaineering, white water rafting, rock climbing,
para-sailing/ para-gliding, monkey crawling, jungle safari, bike riding,
cycling, camping, environmental awareness campaign including tree plantation, etc.
for their enthusiastic team co-ordination of Shri Nitya Dutta, Co-ordinator, Shri
Pritam Singh, Vice President and other active members of Assam Chapter, which
are cultivating the sense of team spirit and helping employees to stay physical
fit, moulding minds in unity, boosting work-culture for organisational
dynamism.
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| Horse riding. Photo: Manoj Dutta |
The
Carnival was started with felicitation to the guests invited to the inaugural
function. After welcome address bythe President of ONGCHA-Assam Chapter, the
Carnival was inaugurated by Shri Budhin Deuri, GGM-Surface Manager, ONGC, Assam
Asset. Hoisting the ONGCHA Flag, in his speech as Chief Guest, Shri Deuri
expressed his happiness to be being together with all the ONGCHA members and adventuresports
lovers. The function was joined by Mrs Archana Baruah, President, ONGC
Officers’ Mahila Samiti and all the VCB members of Assam Asset.
The
invited guests and dignitaries including VCB members of ONGC, Assam Asset
enjoyed participating in every event including elephant safari, horse riding,
para-sailing, monkey crawling, rope climbing, etc. The first day’s adventure
events were concluded with huge number of participation followed by cultural
programmes in the evening. The cultural programme of various segments of
dancing and singing was decorated by employees, wards of employees consisting
of children and women. The main attraction of the cultural evening was the performance
of Indian Idol fame little Priyam aka Priyam Borpatragohain.
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| Felicitation of Chief Patron by President. Photo: Manoj Dutta |
People love adventure and hence, like to participate
at least in minimum adventure activities or in some sort of adventure sports.
The Carnival proved the same ethos as all the events were crowded for
participation to get experience of adventure sports by large number of people. The
adventure activities were continued for whole the day in the second day also.
In the evening, the closing function was graced
by the Chief Patron of ONGCHA-Assam Chapter, Shri B. K. Baruah, ED-Asset
Manager, ONGC, Assam Asset as Chief Guest.
He was felicitated by President of ONGCHA-Assam Chapter, Shri V. K.
Verma, GM-Head HR/ER & SM. President of ONGC Officers’ Samiti, Mrs Archana Baruah
was felicitated by Mrs Verma.
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| A book entitled as 'Kailash mansarovar Darshan' |
In his speech offering vote of thanks by the Chapter Co-ordinator Shri Nitrya Dutta
loudly expressed gratitude to the Asset Management for their remarkable support
and heartiest thanks to all parts of collectives and all honest employees of
ONGC, AssamAsset.
The main attractions in the cultural extravaganza
were started enthralling the evening by the performance of children
particularly. Creative dance performances by star children from Delhi Public
School, Dance India Dance participated little Miss Saikia and the Bihu dance
troupe of children were magnetized the viewers. Apart from that, the function
was ornamented with Bihu dance by ONGC employees’ wards, team of professional
martial arts demonstration on stage. Extra vigour of the cultural evening was added
by ‘Paradox’, a fusion music band mixing rock with folk music of Assam.
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| What is this style? Photo: Manoj Dutta |
Ethnic Foods and dissemination of Handicrafts of North East India
The Carnival was ornamented by Ethnic Food
counters representing communities like Mising, Ahom, Kachari including North
Indian food items. People enjoyed tasting ethnic food items of Mising, such as,
pork meat heat on fire, pork meat prepared with ‘elephant apple’, chicken meat
prepared with ‘elephant apple’ and Ahom-Kachari food items, such as, sticky
rice and ‘komol chowl’ with sweet curd, etc. Mising part of Ethnic Food was led
By Shri J.C.Mili and Ahom-Kochari part of
Ethnic Food was led by Shri Atul Gogoi
and Shri Manab Mech. All are employees
of ONGC, Assam Asset.
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| Chapter Co-ordinator, Nitya Dutta. Photo: Manoj Dutta |
With a unique conception and trend, maintaining
traditional socio-cultural spirit of Assam, Adventure Sports Carnival organized
by ONGCHA-Assam Chapter was made a grand success with the guidance and whole-hearted support from the Asset Management of ONGC, Assam Asset and also with
the unconditional dedication of all active members in
particular and co-operation of all employees as well as adventure lovers
participated in all the events in both the days. People enjoyed very much
participating in all the events and programmes. Popularizing the sense and
concept of adventure sports among the employees of ONGC, Assam Asset,
ONGCHA-Assam Chapter, without doubt, has broaden its extent of activities with
an assurance more to do that undone, more to explore that unexplored and
develop the spirit of adventure among employees.
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