In a first of its kind for Indian Railways, two railway men on Friday began their journey to attempt a mountaineering expedition to Mt. Everest, the Central Railway said in an official statement. 

According to the Central Railway, Naresh Lalwani, General Manager, Central Railway, formally flagged off the mountaineering expedition to Mt. Everest. He presented Ice Axe with the flag of Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), crest of Central Railway Sports Association (CRSA) to Hemant Jadhav and Sandeep Mokashi, the two railway men who are attempting the feat. The ice axe will be carried by these two when they summit the Mt. Everest.