Maharashtra student paraglides to exam centre to beat traffic, video goes viral

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New Delhi, Feb 17: A student in Satara district of Maharashtra took an unconventional route of paragliding to the exam centre in order to do away with the heavy traffic in the city and reach the exam venue on time.

Samarth Mahangade, a student from Pasarani village in Wai taluka, took the unusual mode through paragliding when he realised that he would get stuck in a massive traffic with only 15-20 minutes left for the exam. 

A viral video circulating on social media shows the student flying in the sky with his college bag and making a fascinating entrance at his exam centre. The student wore all the necessary gear for paragliding

Samarth was in Panchgani for personal work on the day of the exam.

He decided to take the paragliding route when he suddenly realised he had to reach the centre on time with only 15-20 minutes left for the exam.

To avoid the heavy traffic in the Pasarani Ghat section of the Wai-Panchgani road, he paraglided to the exam centre.

He was 15 km away from his exam centre, located at the base of Pasarni Ghat, and the winding, traffic-heavy road leading to the centre would take at least 30 minutes.

But he did not have that much time.

Govind Yewale, an adventure sports expert from GP Adventures in Panchgani, came up with a bold solution.

He helped him arrange a fly over the traffic-congested region with the help of his team.

This eventually helped him land near his college on time. Samarth safely reached his exam venue under the supervision of experienced paragliding instructors.

In just five minutes, they were above the exam centre. The paraglider expertly descended, landing on the school grounds, where Samarth immediately unbuckled himself and sprinted toward the exam hall.

He arrived just in time as the question papers were being handed out. Later, he was allowed to sit for the exam.

Samarth works to support his family.

Satara is located in western Maharashtra and has popular locations for paragliding activities.

The viral video was shared by Instagram account ‘Insta_satara’. (Agencies)