Customs officer posted in Indore to be part of Antarctica mission

  • | Monday | 19th February, 2018

Giri is one of 12 Indians, who have been selected for the expedition. “I am quite fond of adventure sports but have never done anything close to this. INDORE: A customs and central excise department assistant commissioner from Indore will be battling sub-zero temperature in the coming days to learn leadership skills on spreading awareness about climate change by studying the conditions at Antarctica He has been selected as a member of an international group of 80 environmentalists and climate change experts, who will be taken to Antarctica between February 28 and March 12.Afaq Giri, 30, will also tell the group how the GST has helped in reducing the carbon footprint of the nation. “E-way bills have reduced the paperwork and the requirement of check posts and subsequently the petrol and diesel needed to reach to these check posts,” Afaq Giri said.Giri has been selected for the expedition not only because of his position in the government, but also for his track record of having worked as a volunteer during the 2014 floods in Kashmir, close to his home-town Banihal. I had been interested in climate change issue ever since I rescued people during floods in Kashmir and Chennai and saw what human interference has done to the nature,” said Giri.The expedition will begin from the city of Ushuaia in Argentina on February 28, wherein all the participants will embark on the journey in a ship.“Once I return, I wish to create a leadership module for sensitizing people about building sustainability,” Giri said.

INDORE: A customs and central excise department assistant commissioner from Indore will be battling sub-zero temperature in the coming days to learn leadership skills on spreading awareness about climate change by studying the conditions at Antarctica He has been selected as a member of an international group of 80 environmentalists and climate change experts, who will be taken to Antarctica between February 28 and March 12.Afaq Giri, 30, will also tell the group how the GST has helped in reducing the carbon footprint of the nation. “E-way bills have reduced the paperwork and the requirement of check posts and subsequently the petrol and diesel needed to reach to these check posts,” Afaq Giri said.Giri has been selected for the expedition not only because of his position in the government, but also for his track record of having worked as a volunteer during the 2014 floods in Kashmir, close to his home-town Banihal. “I felt that across India there is no preparedness for a flood and other such natural disasters despite ample knowledge of disaster-prone areas,” he said.Following his rescue operation at Kashmir in 2014 and at Chennai in 2015, he started conducting disaster management and awareness seminars across the country as an NGO worker and later joined the Indian Revenue Services.His expedition has been funded by the Central Board of Excise and Customs Welfare Fund. Giri is one of 12 Indians, who have been selected for the expedition. “I am quite fond of adventure sports but have never done anything close to this. I had been interested in climate change issue ever since I rescued people during floods in Kashmir and Chennai and saw what human interference has done to the nature,” said Giri.The expedition will begin from the city of Ushuaia in Argentina on February 28, wherein all the participants will embark on the journey in a ship.“Once I return, I wish to create a leadership module for sensitizing people about building sustainability,” Giri said.

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