Because of this miraculous escape and the fact that the expedition had already had four fatal accidents of similar nature, he would have been fully justified to call off the mission but instead he insisted and encouraged other members to complete the mission. When NK Gyasi Ram was helping to climb the last vertical rock, the anchor of the rope that was fixed gave away and Flt Lt Venugoplan slipped about 100' but was lucky to survive certain death. short of summit, he felt blurring of his vision and became totally blind. Once again, Flt Lt Venugopalan displayed exceptional courage, dedication and selfless sacrifice when on the 16th October, 1981, just 400 ft. Survival of the said member is purely attributed to this quick evacuation. On one occasion when one of the members absolutely exhausted, dehydrated and frost bitten was located after 8 days, Flt Lt Venugoplan took care of him and parted with one of his crampons and gave it to other members who had none and took the personal risk of escorting him down to Camp II with only one crampon covering the treacherous descent on the steep and hazardous cooks comb ridge. Throughout the expedition, Flt Lt Venugopalan displayed selfless devotion above and beyond call of duty and courage of very high order. Flight Lieutenant Pazhangat Venugopalan was specially selected to lead Sub Patrol No.2 of the West Patrol. The main task assigned to the expedition was to attempt the highest twin peaks of Nanda Devi Main 25,645 ft and Nanda Devi East 24,391 ft., which amounted to launching two major expeditions on separate axis i.e., then West and East, respectively. In the autumn of 1981, the Army organized an expedition to Nanda Devi. Gazette of India, 6th April 1968 - No.28 - Pres/68 dated 26th January 1968 But for his timely help, the paratrooper would probably not have been saved.įlight Lieutenant Minoo Vania displayed courage and Initiative. He managed to stop bleeding and nursed him till medical assistance became available after about 40 minutes. On landing by parachute, he found the paratrooper bleeding profusely from the right wrist where the hand had been completely severed. Apprehending that the paratrooper was probably injured by being buffeted against the aircraft fuselage and would sustain further Injuries during landing and would not get any immediate medical aid because of the inaccessible terrain, Flight Lieutenant Vania requested his Captain to drop him in that area. He saw the dangling paratrooper released about 4.5 miles from the dropping zone. On 17th February 1967, Flight Lieutenant Minoo Vania was on a paratrooping sortie, when he was informed by the Captain of the aircraft that a “hang up†had occurred in the aircraft flying ahead. Shaurya Chakra : 2 | Vayu Sena Medal : 17 | Shaurya Chakra
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