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Swachh Bharat cycle rally to reach Delhi on Sunday

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
The Swachh Bharat cycle rally, which began Jammu, will reach New Delhi's Connaught Place this Sunday, spreading message of sanitation and cleanliness.

The "Kashmir to Kanyakumari Swachh Bharat Tour de Rotary", organised by the Union Urban Development Ministry, was flagged off on November 7.

"We have made necessary arrangements for the rally at Connaught Place's inner circle where it will be flagged off at 7.30 AM and will proceed to Neemrana in Rajasthan on November 13," Chanchal Yadav, Secretary, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), said during a press conference.

"During the rally, 22 cyclists will cover 4,500 kms in 33 days with 27 flag-off points in different states of the country," she said.
 

The participants will travel through Delhi, Jaipur, Gandhi Nagar, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram to reach Kanyakumari on December 9.

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First Published: Nov 11 2016 | 6:23 PM IST

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