New Delhi, Sep 20 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday flagged-in a first-of-its-kind Open Water Swimming Expedition to the 21 Islands of the Andaman & Nicobar archipelago named after the Param Vir Chakra (PVC) awardees from here.

To commemorate the first anniversary of the renaming, the Tri-service Andaman & Nicobar Command launched ‘Expedition Param Vir’, wherein a team of personnel from the Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard undertook swimming to all the 21 islands as a tribute to the valour and sacrifice of the 21 gallantry awardees and unfurled the National Flag at each island.