Sayad Faizan Ali (63) from Kendrapada district has set out for a 7,000 km cycle tour envisioning a pollution-free environment and road safety.
The sexagenarian, who began his tour from his village Jayapura on October 20, reached Baleswar on Wednesday.
After reaching, the activist received a rousing welcome by district officials, including Collector K Sudarshan Chakravarthy, Sub-Collector Nilu Mohapatra and RTO Vikas Kumar Choudhury. They felicitated Ali and wished him luck for his journey.
On the occasion, Ali shared about his 80 days' journey plan and its objective with the district officials and members of various social outfits.
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“I have planned to complete the awareness campaign in 80 days. I will cover Ranchi, Banaras, Lucknow, Agra, Delhi, Jammu, Amritsar, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Jabalpur during the expedition and return to Odisha via Jharsuguda,” he said.