IMPHAL, November 24: As a part of the Manipur Sangai Festival, the Manipur Cycle Club (MCC) has today organized a city cycle ride throughout Imphal city.
The program was flagged off from Imphal Hotel at around 8 am by Valentina Arambam, the deputy director of the Department of Tourism, Govt. of Manipur.
One of the special in the city cycle ride was the participation of a Bamboo cycle and it was the first of its kind not in Manipur but also in the entire North East India which was made by Manipur Cycle Club.
Ranjana Naoshekpam, vice-president of the Manipur Cycle Club mentioned that the city cycle ride was organizing in connection with the Manipur Sangai Festivals so as promote tourism and altogether 20 plus cyclists were participating in the ride.
She further continued that MCC is organizing another long distance cycle ride on November 26, 2013 which will be flagged off from Imphal Hotel at 8 am to Keibul Lamjao National Park, the home of the Sangai.