Published 07:22 IST, May 26th 2019

20-year-old boy Amogh Tukaram from Telangana scales Mount Everest

Telangana's 20-Year-Old Amogh Tukaram Scales Mount Everest Amogh Tukaram was interested in climbing mountains since he was 17 years old and hence took financial assistance from few Telangana officials

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After scaling Mount Kilimanjaro, a 20-year-old man from Ibrahimpatnam vill in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district has w reached peak of Mount Everest.

While his financial condition was t good, Amogh Tukaram was interested in climbing mountains since he was 17 years old and hence took financial assistance from few Telangana officials and went ahe to climb Mount Everest. He reached peak of Mount Everest on May 22 at 9.15 am.

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"My aim is to climb seven highest peaks in seven continents and as part of this, I have alrey climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and w on May 22 I reached peak of Mount Everest. I just want to make my nation proud. My financial condition was t good, so I have taken financial assistance from few officials like Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat, Telangana Tourism Commissioner Sunita Bhagwat IFS, Ramchandru Tejavat visor to Telangana government and ors and I have finally me it," Mr Tukaram said while speaking to news ncy ANI over phone.

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He ded, "I started my journey on April 6 and two of my team members died in front of me due to b wear, but it didn't stop me from climbing Mount Everest. I am very happy that I have reached peak safely and me my nation proud.

"Mahesh Bhagwat, Rachakonda Police Commissioner congratulated Tukaram for his achievement and said, "I have faith in him and that was reason we have extended financial assistance to him."

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Nearly 80 Indian climbers were allowed to scale Mount Everest this season, highest in a list of 381 international expeditioners permitted to climb world's highest peak, an official said on Friday, May 24.

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Indian climbers topped list of Mount Everest aspirants this spring as 78 Indian nationals were granted permission to climb 8,848-meter peak from Nepalese side, Mira Acharya, Director Department of Tourism, told PTI.

Americans came second with a  total of 75 climbers getting permission, Acharya said.

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07:22 IST, May 26th 2019