jaipur duty shouldnt stop one from following a pet passion and if you are inventive the two can complement each other when lt general alok kler begins cycling from delhi on the night of august 31 to jaipur he will be taking his love for a sport to another levelone that breaks from tradition but in line with the call of dutythe cycling enthusiast will cover the 270km stretch from delhi to jaipur to take charge as army commander of the south western command on september 1 he is expected to reach the city around 11amhe will be taking over from the present army commander lt gen cherish mathson who is retiringit is unusual for senior officers in the army to reach their new place of posting in such a fashion but the lt gen an alumnus of mayo college ajmer is a fitness freak a keen environmentalist and wildlife enthusiastlt gen kler has always been a fitness freak and even when he was the corps commander he had cycled to his place of posting he will leave from delhi on saturday night and reach jaipur on sunday at around 11am when he will take over as the army commander said col sombit ghosh defence pro rajasthanfiftyeightyearold kler is from the armoured corps and was commissioned into the indian army in june 1982senior officials usually travel with special security kler too will be provided security during the journey security vehicles will travel along with the general during the cycling expedition he will be escorted as per protocol added the prohe will take over as the 10th army commander of the south western command which came into existence in 2005 headquartered in jaipur the commands operational area encompasses both rajasthan and punjab