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Three ONGC employees – Yogendar Garbiyal, N Jagoi and Rahul Jarngal — created history by summiting the Mount Everest (8848 metres) today under the guidance of Border Security Force (BSF) Assistant Commandant Loveraj Singh Dharamshaktu representing the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF). With this feat, ONGC has become one of the first corporates in the world to successfully scale the Everest.
The ONGC Everest Expedition is a one-of-its-kind employee engagement initiative taken by ONGC, aong the largest oil and gas Exploration and Production companies in the world. The comoany said the Everest mission was a unique HR initiative of ONGC to instill values of adventure, camaraderie, team spirit and bravado within the organization.
“Heartiest congratulations to ONGC & the three officers, Yogender Garbiyal, N Jagoi and Rahul Jarngal who scaled the Everest; we are proud of you,” oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in a tweet congratulating the team.
