Japneet selected to scale Mount Everest

Local girl Japneet Kaur has been selected among the 12-member world team for an expedition to Mount Everest, the world's highest peak.
The team has another Indian member, Rahul Kumar from Chattisgarh.
The expedition is slated for the year 2016 but prior to it, as a part of the training the team will scale Mt Elbrus, the highest peak of Europe.
The training camp for the same is being organised in Russia from September 4 to 22.
Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema today wished Japneet luck as she was leaving for the training camp and handed her the national flag as well as the flag having the slogan 'Beti Bachao, Beti Parhao'.

Overwhelmed with emotions, Japneet said that on conquering the Everest, she'll hoist both the flags at the peak and prove to the world the power of Indian youth as well as give a message of women empowerment.
Cheema said that it is indeed a matter of pride not only for Punjab but India that in the 12-member team for the expedition to Mt. Everest, the only Indian girl to qualify belongs to Mohali.
It may be recollected that Japneet had earlier scaled Bhagirath-3.