Ahead of the Swachh Survekshan slated to be held in Mysuru in the first week of February, a cycle rally was taken out in the city on Sunday.
It was flagged off by D. Made Gowda, former MLC. Officials from the district administration and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) also took part.
There were about 150 participants, including students and NGOs. The cycles were made available through the public cycle sharing project Trin Trin. The rally was initiated by the Field Publicity Office, Government of India, and is part of the special drive being conducted under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
The rally commenced from the Ramaswamy Circle and covered Basaveshwara Circle, K.R. Circle, Devaraja Urs Road and terminated at the DC’s office.
D. Randeep, Deputy Commissioner; Jagadeesha, MCC Commissioner; D.G. Nagaraju, Health Officer; and others took part.
IOC rally
The city witnessed another cycle rally on Sunday, Saksham 2018 Cyclothon, organised by the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). The objective was to create awareness on oil and gas conservation besides promoting the health benefits of the same to the public. The rally was flagged off from Kote Anjaneyaswamy temple. Scores of cyclists took part.
It covered Mysuru Zoo, Melody World Wax Museum and reached Decathlon.
The cyclothon aimed at instilling a socio-environmental consciousness among citizens focusing on the larger motive of conserving foreign exchange on fuel imports. It was also a clarion call to citizens to come together and work to build a nation that is green, clean and pollution-free.
