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Anti-drug awareness: Kovai man treks Velliangiri Hill for 102 days
The New Indian Express Coimbatore
|May 26, 2025
IN a bid to raise awareness against the use of alcohol and drugs and promote a healthy lifestyle, a 39-year-old Coimbatore-based man has trekked Velliangiri Hill continuously for a record 102 days as on Sunday.
B Hari Kumar, a fitness coach, has been climbing the hill since February 1.
The Velliangiri stretch consists of seven hills and reaches an altitude of 1,778 metres from the sea level. It is a 5.5 km stretch from the foothills, and there is a temple of Lord Velliangiri Aandavar on the seventh hill.
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