70 enthusiastic passengers make a long run from Cochin to Gangtok in an Auto Rickshaw

BY Sanjay Agrawal

07 April, Gangtok: Travelling is indeed a fun but when it comes a zest than it certainly becomes unstoppable thrill. Sikkim holds a prestigious position in Tourism, although being a small state of India lakhs of visitors pours here to take a breath taking glimpse of nature’s artistic beauty. Sikkim Tourism is continuously coming up with new concepts for attracting tourists worldwide, and of course one will ponder about this concept ‘a travelling made thrill and enthusiastic ‘.

Restless run from Cochin in Kerala formerly known as Kochi in sea side South India to Sikkim in extreme tip of Himalayan place is thought toughest one can estimate, 3041 Kms of journey to be covered within 2 weeks of time is in fact a unthinkable bet. On 28 March a third edition of ‘Auto Rickshaw Run’ was flagged from Cochin, the event was booked online in Bristol in UK in just 30 seconds where 70 enthusiastic are from UK and 20 from other countries including few NRI’s who were nominated for the rare event ‘Run Rickshaw’.

The final destination for these set of Auto Rickshaw was confirmed Sikkim where they should reach the heart of the town in Gangtok, MG Marg (Mathma Gandhi Marg). At MG Marg all possible arrangement was made to welcome the raging 70 contestants cum passengers from Cochin. On 07 April the team reached the final point, the team would be visiting various tourism spots in and around Sikkim before 11 April. It is told that the fund raised from the event will be used in a charity for social cause. Immediately after 11 April the next lapse will cover from Sikkim to Jaiselmer in Rajasthan which covers a distance of 2170 Kms.

The Kochi-Sikkim route is expected to be covered in two weeks and the teams have the liberty to choose their own routes, according to ‘Auto Run’ organizers Adventure South Asia director of operations, Mathew Dickens.