In Himachal Pradesh, the 13 th Raid -de- Himalaya motor rally began from Shimla on Monday. Chief Minister Mr. Prem Kumar Dhumal flagged off the rally. Around 250 vehicles are participating in the rally and it will cover a distance of around 1950 kms in the next five days. The rally would finish in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir on the 16th of this month. The participants includes six lady percipients and 6 foreigner motorcyclists. The 1,950-km-long cross-country motor race combines transport and competitive sections and the competitive legs will add up to 842 km. On the opening day, the rally will take the Matiana, Baragaon, Chamola, Luhri, Dalash, Behna Chhatri, Ghara Ghusaini route and instead of the Jalori Pass it will cross over to the Kullu valley over the Chhach Galu Pass. Our correspondent reports, 162 teams are participating in the event.