AIZAWL: Mizoram Law and Justice Minister TJ Lalnuntluanga on Monday flagged off a 10-day bike rally connecting the first villages of Mizoram at 23 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles (East).

The Bikers covered the entire border villages along Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Myanmar border passing through all the border villages of Mizoram. 

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The bikers started their journey on May 4 and reached Aizawl on May 13 covering a distance of 1643 km over a period of ten days.

Five Riders of the Moto Adventure club covered the entire route and volunteer bikers from Assam Rifles and border areas joined the Bike rally at designated routes.

The aim of the rally was to educate the border population on drug awareness, a ban on single-use plastic, the importance of Hindi and English language learning for opening up employment opportunities, awareness on joining Sainik Schools, Army/ Assam Rifles, spreading awareness on central government schemes for border villages, development activities under Assam Rifles civic action programe and road connectivity in border areas.

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The Bikers during their arduous journey met and interacted with the border population and identified certain grey areas along the border which need immediate attention of the state/ central government.

The bikers thanked Assam Rifles for their support in promoting adventure sports.