19th National Adventure Festival, Chandigarh from 2nd to 10th February, 2013.

Chandigarh Sports News.

I am glad to inform you that the National Adventure Club (India), Chandigarh is recognized as All India Organization under Para 5.1 of the new Scheme for National Programme for Youth and Adolescents Development of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India.

             You will also be glad to know that 19^th National Adventure Festival is being organised by National Adventure Club (India), Chandigarh from 2^nd February to 10^th of February, 2013.  About 350 young men and women in the age group of 17 to 34 years from all over the country will be participating in this national event.  Each State Government may sponsor 20 participants (10 boys and 10 girls each) and Union Territory may sponsor one team of 7 boys and 7 girls each accompanied by a male and female supervisor for each team. Apart from participants to be sponsored by the State Governments/UTs we would welcome participants from recognized Adventure Clubs and other similar Institutions engaged in the promotion of adventure sports to send one team of 16 members of 7 boys and 7 girls each accompanied by Supervisors. Members of Nehru Yuva Kendra, Youth Hostel Association, NSS and NCC may also be included in the teams to be sponsored by the State Governments/UTs. Preference may be given to the youth with special abilities and youth belonging to scheduled caste, scheduled tribes, minorities and weaker sections.

2.       ELIGIBILITY

Only such young men and women will be eligible to participate in the National Adventure Festival who are physically fit and who have a background in adventure sports activities. All the participants should have to send their Medical Fitness Certificate alongwith application form & fee on prescribed format. This time also the Club has also decided not to allow the repeaters, who have already participated in any of our earlier Festivals and a fee of Rs.4000/- will be charged as Registration fee from them. Repeater should specifically mention the word, (Repeater) against his/her name on the Registration Form.  If any person (except Supervisors), without prior approval of the Club, is identified as having participated earlier he/she would be sent back at his/her own expenses and no request of any kind would be entertained and fee, if any, deposited by him/her will be forfeited. 

3.         EQUIPMENT

            Each participant and supervisor will come equipped with their own trek suit, Hunter/Sports shoes, two pairs of socks, toiletries, pen/pencil, note-book, woolen cloths, cap/hat, blankets, monkey

cap, water bottle, torch, dark sun glasses, plate, tumbler and rain-coat etc. In addition to it, each participant will bring with him/her a sleeping bag, a rucksack and a mattress. National Adventure Club (India) will provide the same against hire charges and security. The hire charges for rucksack, sleeping bag and mattress will be Rs.200/-, Rs.200/- and Rs.50/- respectively whereas the refundable security will be Rs.1000/-, Rs.1000/- and Rs.500/- respectively. No equipment will be provided by the National Adventure Club (India) free of cost in any circumstances.

4.         EXPENDITURE

            Participants & Supervisors or their sponsoring Agency will bear all expenses during the journey to and from Chandigarh. However, all boarding and lodging expenses including transport and expenses relating to all adventure activities will be borne by the Club.

5.         REGISTRATION

            Each participant will be required to deposit Rs.1500/- as Registration Fee for participation in the Festival except in case of programme No.  4 & 5 where the Registration Fee is Rs.2500/- per participant.  10% discount will be given to those Clubs/Associations, which are affiliated to National Adventure Club (India).   A separate proforma is being enclosed (at Annexure-“B”) for those Clubs and Associations which are interested to get themselves affiliated to the NAC (I), Chandigarh.

            The Bio-data of the participants should specifically mention earlier experience in adventure activities.  Each participant is required to give their options out of the programmes from the list of these programmes. The proforma for Registration of participants is enclosed at Annexure-“A”. You can also fill forms online at http://www.nacindia.in or you can send forms at our email id: nacindia@yahoo.com. The preference of the participant will be processed along-with their experience, which will be supported with certificates and other documentary evidence and they will be intimated regarding the selection for participation in the National Adventure Festival by the end of December, 2012 so that they can make their reservations and other travel plans in advance. 

6.         PROGRAMMES

            The following are the tentative programmes for the festival:            

1.                  Package No.1 – Dak Pathar                                                 60 Participants

           

BASE CAMPS          (a)        Dak Pathar    (b)      Shiv Puri                                                       

ACTIVITIES

(a)        Trekking          (b)        Rock Climbing            (c)        Parasailing at Dak Pathar

(d)       River Rafting in the holy River Ganga at Shiv Puri.

2.         Package No.2 – Koti/Kufri                                                   60 Participants          

BASE CAMPS          (a)        Koti/Kufri      (b)       Shilonbagh                                                    

ACTIVITIES

(a)        Trekking          (b)   Rock Climbing (c)   Reppelling    (d)      Snow Skiing

(e)        Rifle Shooting (f)   Archery

                           

3.         Package No.3 – Shivpuri (Rishikesh)                                  60 Participants          

BASE CAMP                                    Shivpuri (Rishikesh)

            ACTIVITIES

(a)        Kayaking and Canoeing (b)  Water Skiing & Surfing (c)       Swimming

(d)       Trekking         

4.         Package No.4 – Snow Skiing Manali                                   60 Participants

BASE CAMPS          (a)        Manali            (b)       Solang Nala

                            

            ACTIVITIES

(a)        Snow Skiing    (b)        Trekking

5.         Package No.5 - Snow Skiing Narkanda                              60 Participants

BASE CAMP                        Narkanda

                                     

            ACTIVITIES

(a)    Snow Skiing          (b)        Trekking

                  

            All the sponsoring Agencies are required to send duly filled in Registration forms and bio-data of the participants and supervisors along-with their Registration fee @Rs.1500/- per participant latest by 30^th November, 2012 positively addressed to National Adventure Club (India), Chandigarh, # 2442, Sector 27C, Chandigarh-160019, INDIA. After 30^th November, 2012, a late fee of Rs.500/- per participant shall have to pay upto 31^st December, 2012 and thereafter one can get registered his/her name with a late fee of Rs.2000/- upto 31^st January, 2013. No name will be registered after 31^st January, 2013 at any cost. No application without forms and fee will be entertained, rest of the fee will be charged at Chandigarh on arrival.

             Like previous year, this year also National Adventure Club (India) has decided to allot seats to all State(s)/UT(s)/Organisations/Clubs/ Associations well in advance in all above mentioned programmes as per the details given below:

Each State will be allotted 22 seats (including 1 male & 1 female supervisor) in following pattern, however supervisor(s) will be allowed to go separately in any first two packages only: 

1.         Package No.1 - Dak Pathar                             3 males + 2 females

2.         Package No.2 - Koti/Kufri                              3 males + 3 females

3.         Package No.3 - Shivpuri                                 3 males + 2 females

4.         Package No.4 - Snow Skiing Manali              1 male   + 1 female

5.         Package No.5 - Snow Skiing Narkanda         1 male   + 1 female

Each UT/ Organisations/Clubs/Associations will be allotted 16 seats (including 1 male & 1 female supervisor) in following pattern, however supervisor(s) will be allowed to go separately in any first two packages only: 

1.         Package No.1 - Dak Pathar                             2 males + 1 females

2.         Package No.2 - Koti/Kufri                              2 males + 2 females

3.         Package No.3 - Shivpuri                                 2 males + 1 females

4.         Package No.4 - Snow Skiing Manali              1 male   + 1 female

5.         Package No.5 - Snow Skiing Narkanda         1 male   + 1 female

Once the seat is allotted to participants by this Club, they will not be allowed to change their package allotted and no fee deposited will be refunded, in any case. All the selected participants will be required to report to Chandigarh on 2^nd February, 2013. All the participants will have to participate in an acclimatization trek from Kalka to Kasauli on 3^rd February, 2013. All the participants will be reporting back to Chandigarh after having performed various adventure activities on 9^th of February, 2013. There will be a Closing Ceremony on 10^th of February, 2013.   The 10^th February, 2013 will be devoted to debriefing sessions & experience showing and cultural exchange followed by 'Badakhana'.

I would also like to bring your kind notice that National Adventure Club (India) has constituted two prestigious awards namely, “Bharat Gaurav” and “Adamaya Sahas Puruskar” to recognise and honour outstanding adventurous achievements. These awards are granted to outstanding adventure sportsmen, who have achieved feats of International and National acclaim in fields like mountaineering, trekking, rock climbing, water sports, acqua sports, aero sports or any other dare devil activity. “Bharat Gaurav” contains a prize money of Rs.31,000/- cash, a plaque and a certificate whereas “Adamaya Sahas Puruskar” awardees would be given a prize money of Rs.21,000/- cash, a plaque and a certificate The proforma for claiming Puruskar is enclosed at Annexure-“C”.

            You are requested to kindly circulate this correspondence among all the interested persons and send their entries by the scheduled date.