Guwahati, July 27 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has felicitated Rupamoni Gorh, the first woman from Assam to scale Mount Everest, at a ceremonial function held at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati.

In recognition of her achievement, the CM presented financial assistance of Rs. 10 lakh in the ceremony on Sunday.

Gorh had created history by becoming a member of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police's (ITBP) first-ever all-women international Everest expedition, which successfully reached the summit on May 21.

Her remarkable feat also saw her become the first woman from Assam to scale the world's highest peak as part of the force's historic all-women mountaineering team.

Gorh shared her journey of becoming part of the ITBP's historic al...