Panaji: At a time when fuel prices continue to burn a hole in everyone’s pocket, four people have decided to cycle over 6,800 km with India. Sea shore With a simple message ‘Burn Fat Not Fuel’ documenting the limits of plastic and marine Pollution,
Led by 56-year-old Navy veteran Milind Tambe, four cyclists will pedal across nine states to promote sustainable travel.
The expedition took off from the Goa capital on Sunday with two riders and other riders joining various phases of the Indian coastal region. cycling Campaign. Over the next 101 days, the cyclists will pass through Karnataka and Kerala until they reach Kanyakumari for their first major pothole stop.
The next major pit stop will be at Visakhapatnam till they reach Kolkata. From there he will courier his cycle to Gujarat and pick up the footpath from Bhuj.
“The first objective is to promote sustainable travel. That’s why our hashtag is burn fat, not fuel. We want to promote sustainable travel,” Tambe said.
The second objective of the entire team is to keep an eye on plastic pollution along the beaches. “So basically we will be mapping the beaches wherever we find them highly polluted. We will see what kind of plastic pollutants are out there,” Tambe said.
He is accompanied by Shriram Kondhavekar, 49, a resident of Pune. The other two cyclists are 43-year-old IT professional Mandar and 30-year-old software designer Akash Sinha.
The Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs has recognized the campaign under the Fit India movement. The ministry has asked the quartet to promote the concept of fitness.
The four cyclists are part of a photography club and met in December 2020 during a trip to Brahma Tal in Uttarakhand, where they decided to cycle along the country’s coastline. Earlier this year, Tambe and Sinha tested their resolve by cycling from Mumbai to Goa.
“This experience is going to be a lot richer than the first phase, and we look forward to it,” Tambe said.
Along the way, they’ll pitch their tents wherever possible or stay at their local hosts’ homes while doing some sightseeing.
“We want to depict each light house as best as possible. Throughout the campaign, we hope to map the lighthouses, we may not be able to map some for safety reasons, but wherever we can. We will be taking pictures of everyone we see,” Kondhavekar said.
The operation was flagged off by Commandant 2 Signal Training Center Brigadier AS Sahni and Superintendent of Police (North) Shobhit Saxena.
Led by 56-year-old Navy veteran Milind Tambe, four cyclists will pedal across nine states to promote sustainable travel.
The expedition took off from the Goa capital on Sunday with two riders and other riders joining various phases of the Indian coastal region. cycling Campaign. Over the next 101 days, the cyclists will pass through Karnataka and Kerala until they reach Kanyakumari for their first major pothole stop.
The next major pit stop will be at Visakhapatnam till they reach Kolkata. From there he will courier his cycle to Gujarat and pick up the footpath from Bhuj.
“The first objective is to promote sustainable travel. That’s why our hashtag is burn fat, not fuel. We want to promote sustainable travel,” Tambe said.
The second objective of the entire team is to keep an eye on plastic pollution along the beaches. “So basically we will be mapping the beaches wherever we find them highly polluted. We will see what kind of plastic pollutants are out there,” Tambe said.
He is accompanied by Shriram Kondhavekar, 49, a resident of Pune. The other two cyclists are 43-year-old IT professional Mandar and 30-year-old software designer Akash Sinha.
The Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs has recognized the campaign under the Fit India movement. The ministry has asked the quartet to promote the concept of fitness.
The four cyclists are part of a photography club and met in December 2020 during a trip to Brahma Tal in Uttarakhand, where they decided to cycle along the country’s coastline. Earlier this year, Tambe and Sinha tested their resolve by cycling from Mumbai to Goa.
“This experience is going to be a lot richer than the first phase, and we look forward to it,” Tambe said.
Along the way, they’ll pitch their tents wherever possible or stay at their local hosts’ homes while doing some sightseeing.
“We want to depict each light house as best as possible. Throughout the campaign, we hope to map the lighthouses, we may not be able to map some for safety reasons, but wherever we can. We will be taking pictures of everyone we see,” Kondhavekar said.
The operation was flagged off by Commandant 2 Signal Training Center Brigadier AS Sahni and Superintendent of Police (North) Shobhit Saxena.
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