500 cycle for fitness and a better environment in city

Keywords: cyclothon, Dhauli, Cyclegiri, Prem Anand, Bhubaneswar, Cycles4Change
Hundreds of cyclists took part in a cyclothon held in the city today. It was flagged off from Ekamra plaza in Sishubhavan square and culminated at Dhauli Shanti Stupa, covering a distance of around 12 km. As part of the ‘Cycles4Change’ campaign, the event, Cyclegiri, saw around 500 participants. It was organised by Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL) in collaboration with the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) with an aim to promote cycling and create awareness about fitness and good health.

Prem Chandra Chaudhary, commissioner, BMC, and chief executive officer, BSCL, flagged off the rally and urged every participant to embrace cycling as a mode of transport in their daily life. All participants and officials also took a pledge to promote cycling in the city. “If more people take to cycling and the culture gets popular in Bhubaneswar, it will help save the environment, ease traffic congestion and provide good health to the cyclists,” said the commissioner. He also urged people to respect cyclists.
An anthem for the cyclothon was also released at the event. Sabisesh Mishra and Diptirekha Padhi have lent their voices to the three-minute-40-second Odia song, which is composed by Prem Anand and penned by Basant Raj Samal.
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