Cycle rally awareness campaign held in Saran
Chhapra: On the occasion of World Cycle Day on Tuesday, a cycle rally awareness campaign was organised in different blocks of the Saran district with the theme "Vote for earth, vote for democracy'.
In the rally, students, cadets of Bharat Scouts and Guides and youths participated. The rally was joined by the district icon of SVEEP programme, Amit Kumar Singh. Nodal officer of SVEEP cell, Kumari Anupama, said the purpose of the event was to preserve the environment and increase participation of people in the electoral process.
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