Summary:
Union minister of state for sports and youth affairs, Kiren Rijiju has teamed up with former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia to promote adventure sports. The duo has taken up a campaign to promote adventure sports across the country, especially in the north-eastern region. According to Bhaichung Bhutia, Rijiju is working towards promoting adventure sports like scuba diving, mountaineering and rock climbing in the country especially in the north-eastern states. Speaking at the flag-off dive, Rijiju said: “I feel happy to be a part of this closed water Op-Blue Freedom dive today.”“I myself intend to create awareness about adventure sports amidst the abled and disabled souls of this nation,” Rijiju added. This morning he went scuba diving with@bhaichung15at SAI's Talkatora Stadium, as part of Op-Blue Freedom, a nation-wide adaptive scuba diving programme aimed to empower war veterans, differently-abled people.'.