<p>Three people, including a woman, from Jharkhand scaled the world’s highest peak Mount Everest early Saturday, the company sponsoring the expedition said here. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Among the three mountaineers was Rajendra Singh Pal, brother of Bachendri Pal who was the first Indian woman to reach the summit.<br /><br />Besides Rajendra Singh Pal, Meghlal Mahata, a post-graduate in economics, and Binita Soren also scaled the 8,848-metre peak. While Pal reached the summit at 4.40 a.m., Mahata and Soren followed him to the top at 6.50 a.m., an official of Tata Steel company said.<br /><br />The expedition was sponsored by Tata Steel Adventure Foundation, headed by Bachendri Pal.<br /><br />Congratulating the mountaineers, Tata Steel Managing Director H.M. Nerurkar said his company was happy to have sponsored the Rs.7.50 million-expedition to Mt. Everest where the Jharkhand youth achieved success.<br /><br />“We will continue to support activity that helps build self-confidence and team spirit, facilitates development of leadership qualities and empowerment in the long term,” Nerurkar said.</p>
<p>Three people, including a woman, from Jharkhand scaled the world’s highest peak Mount Everest early Saturday, the company sponsoring the expedition said here. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Among the three mountaineers was Rajendra Singh Pal, brother of Bachendri Pal who was the first Indian woman to reach the summit.<br /><br />Besides Rajendra Singh Pal, Meghlal Mahata, a post-graduate in economics, and Binita Soren also scaled the 8,848-metre peak. While Pal reached the summit at 4.40 a.m., Mahata and Soren followed him to the top at 6.50 a.m., an official of Tata Steel company said.<br /><br />The expedition was sponsored by Tata Steel Adventure Foundation, headed by Bachendri Pal.<br /><br />Congratulating the mountaineers, Tata Steel Managing Director H.M. Nerurkar said his company was happy to have sponsored the Rs.7.50 million-expedition to Mt. Everest where the Jharkhand youth achieved success.<br /><br />“We will continue to support activity that helps build self-confidence and team spirit, facilitates development of leadership qualities and empowerment in the long term,” Nerurkar said.</p>