Celebrating the 75th Independence Day of our country Hastpa along with riders of the Shimla Cycling Association will organize a 30 km cycling ride from Nav Bahar (St Beads) Shimla to Daak Bangla Village, where the riders will plant around 100 saplings of various kinds for a greener better healthier on 15th August. The main aim for organizing this ride is to give the youth of the city a sense of purpose and channelize their energies in the right direction for a better future.
The route for the ride would be Nav Bahar – Sanjaulli – Dhalli – Mashobara – Talai – Daak Bangla followed the plantation drive. Approximately 50 riders have registered their name for the noble cause and the organization aims to plant more than 100 saplings.
Hastpa has been working for the last 16 years to promote the culture of cycling / mountain biking for a better tomorrow and this is part of their aim to make Himachal clean and green, and one of the most sought after popular destinations for cycling. Himachal has the best natural ecosystem to promote this sport and activity for tourism sports and fitness and with this idea the organizers aim to put cycling as a core activity in and around Shimla.
