
Cycle rally on avoiding plastics flagged off
The Hindu
Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa Scouts Group, Mysuru district, on Friday kicked off a two-day cycle rally on avoiding plastics under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ campaign.In all, 50 Scouts and Guides ar
Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa Scouts Group, Mysuru district, on Friday kicked off a two-day cycle rally on avoiding plastics under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ campaign.
In all, 50 Scouts and Guides are taking part in the rally which was flagged off from the Divisional Railway Manager’s office in the city. The participants pedalled along the Mysuru-Nanjangud road and camped at Begur for the night and will head towards Bandipur on Saturday.
The participants in the rally will enact street plays, interaction sessions etc., with the local population at Begur and Gundlupet and thus aim to spread awareness aout hygiene and the perils of indiscriminate use of single-use plastics in rural, urban, forest areas. They will also campaign to remove vaccine hesitancy in the communities.