Two youths ride to Delhi for raising awareness on Assam floods

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PATHSALA: To raise awareness on the annual floods that ravage various parts of Assam, two youths from Bajali — Pathsala Rakesh Choudhary and Sourav Patgiri — have embarked on a mission on a motorcycle from Pathsala to India Gate.

The journey began from Pathsala at 9:30 pm on July 16. The duo covered a distance of 1,300 kilometres and halted in Lucknow at 9:30 pm on July 17, 2021. The next morning they restarted their journey from Lucknow to New Delhi and covered a distance of 550 kilometres in 11 hours. The delay was mainly because of the heavy rains that they encountered along the way and because of which they had to halt multiple times.

Next, the duo started for the 'Iron Butt' challenge from Delhi to Kurukshetra, Haryana and back to Lucknow in 11 hours. During this journey, the duo covered 910 kilometres and completed the "iron butt" of 500 mile and long-distance riders' 500-mile challenge.

The duo then rode non-stop for 27 hours and safely reached Guwahati by covering a distance of 1,400 kilometres.

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