India News | BSF DG to Flag off Nearly 2,000-km 'cyclothon' to Gujarat from Jammu Border
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Director General of BSF, S S Deshwal, will flag off a 1,993-kilometre-long freedom rally 'cyclothon 2021' from Octeroi border outpost (BoP) in Jammu to Gujarat under the Fit India movement on the 75th Independence Day.
Jammu, Aug 14 (PTI) The Director General of BSF, S S Deshwal, will flag off a 1,993-kilometre-long freedom rally 'cyclothon 2021' from Octeroi border outpost (BoP) in Jammu to Gujarat under the Fit India movement on the 75th Independence Day.
"The BSF is organizing a force-level freedom rally 'Cyclothon 2021' on the occasion of 75th Independence Day on Sunday", a senior Border Security Force (BSF) officer said.
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He said the BSF DG will flag-off the 'cyclothon 2021' from BoP Octroi on Sunday at 4pm.
"This rally will start from BSF Post Octroi and will culminate at Dandi (Gujarat) on Oct 2 2021 (Gandhi Jyanti), covering a distance of about 1,993 kilometres", he said.
A total of 100 BSF athletes will be participating in the event. A cultural programme will also be organized at the venue to celebrate the occasion, he said.
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