Three twelfth standard girl students of a private higher secondary school will embark on a 1,400 km cycle expedition from here to Kanyakumari and back from tomorrow to stress the need to provide protection for women against various atrocities. The girls told reporters here that they would travel through various cities en route non-stop on three cycles. The girls said they also wished to break the record set by Vipul Sharma of Uttar Pradesh in 2009 who cycled 1,200 km in 76 hours 10 minutes. “We intend to cover 1,400 km from here to Kanyakumari and back in 72 hours,” they said. A medical team comprising a nurse and a doctor would accompany them and the team would come in a car. Minister of State in PMO V Narayanasamy will flag off the expedition at the Gandhi statue here tomorrow. PTI
