"HAPPY MID WINTER DAY"

Warm wishes in this icy wilderness are sent to you all Polarmen from The Indian Antarctic Station Maitri.

Antarctica in all its isolation continues to be mystifying, beautiful and fragile too. Our major concern today is perhaps conservation of this still largely unpolluted and fragile continent, which offers unique opportunities for Scientific Research. This Unique Continent of Science has thus attracted the brave scientist and Polar men like you to venture and seek answers to your scientific quest in your pursuance for a better world.    Antarctica continues to offer an excellent opportunity for continued international co-operation.

Please accept our warm wishes on the occasion of mid-winter day. We wish that you complete the wintering over in Antarctica safely and achieve all your goals and above all your stay in this continent becomes memorable.

It will be nice to receive mails from you all and also to share your experiences during coming months.

MERVIN D’SOUZA

STATION COMMANDER & LEADER

Maitri

WITH 23 BRAVE POLAR MEN WINTERING OVER WITH ME AT MAITRI

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