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NCC Naval Wing cadets begin ten-day sailing expedition through backwaters

NCC Naval Wing cadets on Friday set out on a ten-day, 220-km adventure backwater sailing expedition from Kollam through the backwaters. Brigadier Suresh G., Group Commander, NCC Group Kollam, flagged off the expedition which has 65 cadets, including 35 boys and 30 girls from all districts of Kerala and Lakshadweep.

They will sail through the Ashtamudi and Vembanad lakes in three DK Whaler boats. On Friday, the expedition set out from Thevally jetty, Kollam. Navigating the National Waterway-3 (NW 3), it will turn around at the Pathiramanal Island Bird Sanctuary.

The entire expedition is divided into eight phases. There are night halts at Klappana, Purakkad, Punnamada and Kannankara.

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