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Four Himalayan Peaks named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee
October 23 , 2018
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- Four Himalayan peaks near Gangotri glacier have been named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
- These peaks have been named Atal-1, 2, 3 and 4 and they are located at 6,557, 6,566, 6,160 and 6,100 metres on the right flank of Gangotri glacier.
- The climbers team led by Colonel Bisht recently scaled the newly named peaks and hoisted Indian tricolor on each of them.
- Colonel Amit Bisht is the principal of Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.
- The expedition was jointly conducted by Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) and the tourism department.
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