BHUBANESWAR: After setting a record by running 65 km at a stretch from Puri to here exactly a yuear ago, Orissa's wonder child Budhia Singh is aiming to achieve another feat by undertaking a long distance 'padayatra'.

"This time the boy will wolk from Bhubaneswar to Kolkata, a distance of nearly 500 km, in six days to create awarness about sports," said Budhia's coach Biranchi Das.

"Though the date of Budhia's walk is yet to be finalised, we plan to organise it either in the last week of or the first week of june."

Das said Budhia's walking schedule would mostly depend on the climate. "The boy will undertake the padayatra in the last week of this month if the temperature remains within 32 degrees Celsius along the orissa coast." Budhia will not be allowed to walk in scorching heat, he said.

Sources said the idea of making the six year old walk a long distance came after the Orissa government objected to his long distance running.

Budhia has not undertaken any long distance run after the state government field a petition in the high Court seeking a ban on running by the child. The court is yet to give its verdict in this matter.

Budhia, now enjoying his summer vacation after his Buxi Jagabandhu English Medium
(BJEM) school here began its holiday on April 30, is reportedly unhappy and disappointed at being unable to participate in major marathons or sports activities for the past year.

"I can easily walk to Kolkata.Have you not seen me running 65 km distance last year?" Budhia asked this cirrespondent while practising inside the Orissa Judo Assosiation premises here on Friday.