One obtained the award for his skydiving achievements, the opposite, for his land actions (Representational)
New Delhi:
Two Indian Army officers have obtained the celebrated Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
“Indian Army’s Lieutenant Colonel Servesh Dhadwal and Colonel Amit Bisht have been awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Award 2020. Dhadwal has been awarded for his skydiving activities,” stated Indian Army officers.
Indian Army officer Colonel Amit Bisht, Sena Medal was awarded for his land actions.
Mr Bisht is posted as Principal in Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarakhand. The officer has scaled greater than 20 unscaled and unnamed technical tough peaks in India and overseas. Recently he additionally scaled Mount Everest.
Indian Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Servesh Dhadwal was awarded in 2020 for his achievements within the discipline of skydiving.
The ace skydiving teacher was additionally a member of the top-secret intelligence unit Technical Support Division which was fashioned after the 26/11 assaults on Mumbai.
Mr Dhadhwal is the Chief Instructor of the Indian Army Skydiving Team. The officer has additional supplied Skydiving coaching to Special Forces of the Indian Army and National Security Guards.
The officer has performed over 35 Basic and Refresher Skydiving Courses coaching over 850 personnel with over 7000 skydives since 2008 and over 5000 skydives within the final 5 years.
He has acquired varied certifications and licenses from United States Parachuting Association (USPA).
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