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Is there any cyclists lover group in chennai? |
Travel Info Is there any cyclists lover group in chennai? Travel Tips i do not think so, but why do not u try this in yahoo groups.. if go to yahoo groups column and search there, i hope u could find.. thn u can join Others There is no cyclist track anywhere in the city. With the traffic chaos all around, who will love cycling ....? A cycling expedition with a healthy mission begins at Manapakkam Staff Reporter 51-year-old Murugan of Tiruvottriyur to create awareness of cancer CAMPAIGN ON WHEELS: M. Murugan being cheered as he begins his cycling tour to create cancer awareness, in Manapakkam on Thursday. 鈥?Photo: S. S. Kumar . TAMBARAM : A 51-year-old man on Thursday started a cycling expedition around Tamil Nadu to create awareness of cancer among people and also to educate them on its symptoms and how it could be detected at an initial stage. M. Murugan of Tiruvottriyur would cover all districts of Tamil Nadu, except The Nilgiris, before returning to Chennai after 45 days. What prompted him to embark on this cycling expedition? Mission Mr. Murugan, a volunteer in the Cancer Institute, Adyar, said he decided to devote his life to the cancer awareness mission following the death of his wife Vasanthi in 2004. Vasanthi, a member of the Rotary Club, was diagnosed with symptoms of breast cancer in 2000. ``By the time she started taking treatment, she had reached the stage-II'', said Sumana Premkumar, radiation oncologist at the Institute, who treated her. Cancer spread to her lungs and hips and she died in November 2004. ``Then I decided to spread cancer awareness messages among the people,'' Mr. Murugan said, adding that Vasanthi was involved in several service projects including those on women's health. Dr. Sumana Premkumar said Sakhi, a cancer patient support group, was formed in December 2002, and Mr. Murugan was its full-time volunteer now. He started his cycling expedition from the Construction Skills Training Institute, Manapakkam, of Larsen and Toubro, which is sponsoring the event. Apart from distributing pamphlets, Mr. Murugan would also spend a couple of hours in the evenings, setting up a temporary exhibition with display charts touching upon various issues related to cancer. K. P. Raghavan, executive vice-president, L and T ECC, T. G. Sagar, clinical director, Cancer Institute and S.Natarajan, head of the institute, were present at the flagging-off function. I am from Chennai but I dont know of any. I also love cycling alot. Let me know if you find one. Or lets start one as well. Chennai is too crowded though. Bye No way.... no any group here.... even lot of cycle lover here but lake of any lanes or good roads ,nobody want to go do this ,,, nobody want to injured in these rubbish roads ,chaos and terrible bad driving traffic with no law and order.....you like it..? |
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