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Auto-rickshaw rally passes Mumbai, raising water awareness
Thursday January 06, 2011 08:54:58 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai: Nearly 200
participants, riding auto-rickshaws, passed by the city Thursday
as part of the 'Tuk-Tuk Marathon', where 65 teams will cover 2,500
km from the north to the south of India to spread awareness about
the water scarcity facing the country.
Organised by UK-based group The Adventurists, the rally is an
initiative by the not-for-profit social enterprise Frank Water.
The marathon was flagged off this New Year's eve from Jaisalmer in
Rajasthan and will terminate in Cochin in Kerala within a period
of two weeks.
"Our objectives were threefold. Firstly, to visit and experience
real India. Secondly, to raise a significant amount of money to
develop water sanitation, and thirdly, to help SABMiller India
spread the responsible drinking message throughout the nation,"
said Ewan Davenport, an employee of brewer SABMiller.
The company has raised 2,000 pounds for the project, which aims to
build clean water projects in rural villages in India.
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