As a part of its centenary celebrations, the Rotary Club of Madras Midtown RI District 3230 is hosting a month long ‘Kashmir to Kanyakumari Swachh Bharath Tour De Rotary’.
The aim of hosting this cycling expedition is to spread the message of cleanliness and sanitation and this rally is being hosted to promote, 100 years of good work done by the Rotary Foundation which raises funds for humanitarian service projects including clean and green India projects.
This cycling expedition, for a cause, was flagged off at Jammu on 7th November. As a part of the expedition, 22 professional cyclists will cover 4,500-kilometers in 33 days with 27-flag-off points. The cyclists will travel to Delhi, Jaipur, Gandhinagar, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Thiruvananthapuram and Kanyakumari.
The cyclists are expected to reach Coimbatore via Karur on 6th December. The team will be received by Rotary Club members and officials of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC). From here, the cyclists will embark on the last leg of their journey to Kochi.
Rotary club of Coimbatore Midtown and 22 other clubs in Coimbatore are hosting a rally at the VOC Park Grounds in our city. Coimbatore District Collector T.N. Hariharan along with the Corporation Commissioner Dr. K. Vijayakarthikeyan, Paari West Zone IG and Prakash Chandran, Governor of Rotary Club will flag off this event.
A team of 50 cyclists from Coimbatore will join the cyclists from Coimbatore to Kochi. About 150 students will accompany the cyclists for a distance of up to 5kms to show their support on this cleanliness rally. The programme is jointly organised by Rotary Clubs of Coimbatore and CCMC.
When speaking to the press, President of Rotary Club Midtown, C. T. Thiyagarajan said, “Cooperation of citizens is very important for keeping the city clean. The corporation workers clean the area and collect the waste from the dustbins early in the morning. People instead of dumping the waste inside the dustbin, throw the garbage carelessly around the dustbin and on our roads, making it difficult for the corporation workers. By not performing being responsible residents, we blame the corporation workers for any sanitation issues. Hence, cooperation of public is very important in keeping the city clean and healthy'.
Those who are interested in joining the ride can register themselves at www.tourderotary.com or can contact 99944-02004, 98422-33732 or can also register through e-mail at [email protected].
The aim of hosting this cycling expedition is to spread the message of cleanliness and sanitation and this rally is being hosted to promote, 100 years of good work done by the Rotary Foundation which raises funds for humanitarian service projects including clean and green India projects.
This cycling expedition, for a cause, was flagged off at Jammu on 7th November. As a part of the expedition, 22 professional cyclists will cover 4,500-kilometers in 33 days with 27-flag-off points. The cyclists will travel to Delhi, Jaipur, Gandhinagar, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Thiruvananthapuram and Kanyakumari.
The cyclists are expected to reach Coimbatore via Karur on 6th December. The team will be received by Rotary Club members and officials of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC). From here, the cyclists will embark on the last leg of their journey to Kochi.
Rotary club of Coimbatore Midtown and 22 other clubs in Coimbatore are hosting a rally at the VOC Park Grounds in our city. Coimbatore District Collector T.N. Hariharan along with the Corporation Commissioner Dr. K. Vijayakarthikeyan, Paari West Zone IG and Prakash Chandran, Governor of Rotary Club will flag off this event.
A team of 50 cyclists from Coimbatore will join the cyclists from Coimbatore to Kochi. About 150 students will accompany the cyclists for a distance of up to 5kms to show their support on this cleanliness rally. The programme is jointly organised by Rotary Clubs of Coimbatore and CCMC.
When speaking to the press, President of Rotary Club Midtown, C. T. Thiyagarajan said, “Cooperation of citizens is very important for keeping the city clean. The corporation workers clean the area and collect the waste from the dustbins early in the morning. People instead of dumping the waste inside the dustbin, throw the garbage carelessly around the dustbin and on our roads, making it difficult for the corporation workers. By not performing being responsible residents, we blame the corporation workers for any sanitation issues. Hence, cooperation of public is very important in keeping the city clean and healthy'.
Those who are interested in joining the ride can register themselves at www.tourderotary.com or can contact 99944-02004, 98422-33732 or can also register through e-mail at [email protected].