By Our Staff Reporter
Tehri, 28 Nov: The inaugural Tehri Acro Festival, organised by Uttarakhand Tourism at Tehri Lake, culminated in a grand celebration, here, today. The Tehri Lake Front buzzed with energy as the event bid farewell to participants with a lively performance of Pahadi folk tunes by the ITBP Band.
This historic Paragliding Acrobatic event marked a significant milestone in India, attracting 178 paragliders from 27 countries, including 40 male and 14 female international paragliders, along with 124 Indian paragliders. The five-day festival showcased three competitive events, offering a total prize pool of approximately Rs 10 lakhs.
In addition to the competitive spirit, the skies over Tehri Lake were illuminated with various paragliding events, including Solo Flights, Solo Acrobatic Flights, Solo Synchro Flights, Wingsuit Jumps, and D-Bag Shows, captivating the audience during the extended weekend.
In the Tehri Acro Cup competition, Vijay Thakur D was declared as winner while Manoj Kumar was declared 1st Runner-up and Gaurav D, 2nd Runner-up. In the Tehri SIV Cup (Men’s Category), Gautam was declared winner with Bharath Konjenti N, 1st Runner-up, and Nikhil Thakur, 2nd Runner-up. In the Women’s category Preya Jain was declared the winner.
Colonel Ashvini Pundir, Additional CEO (Adventure), presented the prizes and expressed gratitude for the overwhelming response from participants. He emphasised that, with the success of this event, Uttarakhand has solidified its position as a leading state in Adventure Tourism in the country. Col Pundir expressed the hope that more such national and international events will place Uttarakhand firmly on the international adventure tourism map.
He highlighted Uttarakhand Tourism’s continuous efforts to develop Tehri as an Adventure Sports hub, incorporating activities such as paragliding, kayaking and more. Col Pundir also extended his thanks to all contributing departments, including the District Administration of Tehri Garhwal, ITBP, SDRF, UTDB, UCADA, IHM-Tehri, and Paragliding Mantra, for their active roles in ensuring the success of the event.
