When he was first picked up by a contractor in his village, Jena and a group of men took a bus from Jajpur to Bhubaneshwar, a four-hour ride. In covering the breadth of India alone on a cycle, Jena was barely troubled. I told him, reach Jajpur and call again.”Jajpur was still nearly 900 km away, but by now Jena was in a trance. He was going past the reserve forest of Kondapalli. He began Day 6 by going past Srikakulam and crossing the bridge over the Nagavali river, which collapsed dramatically two years ago in June after the river flooded.

Source: Hindustan Times April 18, 2020 23:18 UTC