Two Rajasthan youth riding across country for a cause

Tribune News Service

Dharamsala, October 5

Under the Ride for Youth Awareness campaign run by Nayara NGO from Udaipur in Rajasthan, two youth — Neetu Chopra and Mukul Sharma— reached Dharamsala after riding a distance of 1,042 km. They are on a 20,000-km ride to inspire youth of the country.

Neetu said today they interacted with the youth of Dharamsala on the role of youth in nation building under the Youth Interaction Programme and water conservation. Mukul (20), programme manager of Nayara, said they would ride across 28 states, seven union territories and cover all four corners of India, namely Khardung la, Tezu, Koteshwar and Kanyakumari. During the journey they will interact with one lakh youth of India with the message ‘Jal hai toh kal hai, prakriti hai toh hum hai’.

Neetu and Mukul reached Dharamsala today via Khardungla, Leh, Kargil, Srinagar, Jammu and Chamba. From here, they will proceed to Amritsar. This is a mass movement and it is gaining momentum only with the cooperation of the people. The unique thing about the ride is that these riders get food, drink, stay, petrol and other necessities with the help of local people. In this way, the challenging yet adventurous mission is appealing to the people from all over country the riders said.