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On a 2,000-mile expedition for charity

PUDUCHERRY: On January 1, a total of 60 teams from 13 countries will start an adventurous expedition from Puducherry to Shillong in autorickshaws. The 2,000-mile journey is the fifth edition of the Rickshaw Run, organised by The Adventurists.

Aimed at raising money for charity in India, it is a fortnight of travel across mountains and jungles. It will have participants from countries including the United States, Canada, Singapore and Denmark, a press release said.

The team would raise £ 30,000 for an organisation working on a water project aimed at providing safe drinking water to over 25,000 people in rural India. The Adventurists have tied up with the Department of Tourism and the Puducherry Tourism Development Corporation for the event.

It would begin at 11.30 a.m. at Gandhi Thidal.

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