In a novel initiative taken possibly for the first time in Tripura young cyclist Bapi Debanath (26), a man born and brought up in Netaji Chaumuhuni area of Sabroom sub divisional town, in the morning of 12th Feb 2026 left for Paris, the fabled capital of France in Europe. He will cover the entire journey of thousands of km through landscapes of Asia, Middle East and Europe by his bicycle through thick and thin. Bapi Debnath’s mission is to create anti-drug and anti-addiction awareness among people as well as to press for inclusion of Psychology as a subject from the primary level of education.

The commencement of Bapi Debnath’s long, arduous and perilous journey was celebrated in a function near his home in Netaji Chaumuhuni area of Sabroom. The programme was attended by the SDM, Sabroom Shibjyoti Dutta, SDPO Nityananda Sarkar, vice chairman of Sabroom Nagar Panchayat Dipak Das , deputed writer Ashokananda Bardhan and NRI Ujjawal Majumder who works in the USA but came back to Sabroom a few days ago to see his parents.

The daring cyclist Bapi Debnath was also felicitated by officers and jawans of the Sabroom police station . He explained his mission behind the long and arduous journey by bicycle.