A group of engineering students from the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram (CET) are cycling across the State promoting the green vision and mission among the State’s youths.
S. Gopikrishnan and Mohammed Musadhiq, who had done several cycling adventures before, are leading the team.
Begun on Wednesday from Kozhikode beach, the youths on bicycles crossed Kozhikode and Malappuram districts on Thursday, receiving overwhelming receptions at several points.
Supported by the Haritha Keralam Mission and the National Health Mission, the cycling expedition under the banner of the CET Cycling Club has been rightly named Life Cycling 2019.
Rousing reception
The cycling students got a rousing reception at Government Rajas Higher Secondary School at Kottakkal on Thursday.
The school students were excited to interact with their seniors as they spoke about their responsibilities in protecting the environment and maintaining green protocol.
“Green protocol is not something to be observed only for programmes, functions and parties. It is something that we should imbibe in our lives. It can easily be done if we have the conviction and will,” said Mr. Gopikrishnan.
Making the government think about devising policies for future generations on permanent cycling tracks is also on their agenda. “We should adopt such healthy practices. It will be better not only for our environment, but for our future health as well,” said Mr. Musadhiq.
World record
Mr. Musadhiq is also making a Guinness World Record attempt by riding a ‘brain cycle’ that turns the opposite way.
“It’s a big challenge. Over 2,000 people already tried this challenge. We’ll give ₹500 to anyone who rides this cycle five metres,” said Mr. Gopikrishnan.
The duo had pedalled across the State two years ago promoting awareness about autism.
“Autism is neither a disease to be treated by medicine nor a disorder to be corrected.” This was the message they carried during their 2017 cycle ride.