WHITE WATER RAFTING.....!!!
White water rafting is a water sport. It is full of adventure, thrill & excitement. It is more of a dangerous sport. As this sport has a “danger to life”, it is often considered as an extreme sport. When you play this sport you sort of get an Adrenaline rush in your body.
What is rafting? Basically it’s a sport which is carried out in water in a team with help of oars and an inflated raft. A lot of team-work and co-operation between the members is needed during the game. One mistake can lead you to severe injuries or even sometimes death. Safety here is an important factor.
An obstacle in the river is termed as a rapid. Like how we get “grades” in school,there are grades given to the river in general or to a specific rapid. A classic example of this can be “the great wall” rapid in the Ganges. The whole Ganges has been graded 4 but this specific part is graded 5. The grades range from 1 to 6. 1 being the easiest and 6 being the most difficult.
For making it easy for the team members a specific call is decided amongst the team to make it easy from the point of safety. The joy you get after overcoming a rapid is speechless.
As far as I know, rafting as of more, has become a leisure sport in India. Many people are travelling to the Ganges and to many rivers throughout the country to experience rafting. This is because many organizations are promoting rafting as a tourist activity in the country. Day by Day rafting is emerging as a new sport.
-Varad Godase
K.H.S. Student
