There is a strong wave of the ‘Go Green’ movement that is spreading in Mumbai. When the Road Traffic authorities and the motorists are tearing their hair at the road boggling increase of cars, there is a quiet movement of ‘back to cycling’ that is taking root. And popularising it is an organisation in the suburbs called ‘Mahakali Cyclists Association’.
On 11th April morning was the inaugural run or cycle of their 1st ‘Mini Cyclothon’ in the verdant Aarey Milk Colony in Goregaon. There were 85 participants from ages 9 to 70! All of them were there to assert their commitment for a better, greener tomorrow. And yes, there were the pedal hard cyclists too, who were rewarded for their prowess, with medals.
Volunteers from the ‘Art of Living’ foundation under the aegis of Sri Sri RaviShankar had set up a ‘Watering Station’ for the participants, where they gave away water and bananas to all the riders to help them on their way to finish riding the distance of 25kms.
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