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Raahgiri Day Transforms Connaught Place with Cycling, Fitness, and Live Music
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News18•04-10-2026, 14:45
Raahgiri Day Transforms Connaught Place with Cycling, Fitness, and Live Music
- •Connaught Place's Inner Circle hosted Raahgiri Day, featuring cycling, fitness activities, and live music, with a cycle rally flagged off by Delhi Cabinet Minister Ashish Sood.
- •The event, organized with 'Sundays on Cycle,' included yoga, Zumba, badminton, cricket, folk dance, puppet shows, and a performance by Euphoria band at Central Park.
- •Minister Ashish Sood emphasized cycling's role in reducing air pollution and promoting fitness, highlighting Delhi government's efforts in developing cycling tracks and implementing the Electric Vehicle Policy.
- •Officials urged responsible road behavior, adherence to traffic rules, and avoidance of violations like triple riding for everyone's safety.
- •The event, themed 'Roads are beautiful when they belong to people,' underscored the need for safer roads and greater public space access for pedestrians and cyclists.
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The event was organized under the theme “Roads are beautiful when they belong to people” to highlight pedestrian and cyclist access.
The cycle rally was officially flagged off by Delhi Cabinet Minister Ashish Sood.
Sood stated that the Delhi government is developing dedicated cycling tracks and implementing various measures under the Electric Vehicle Policy to curb air pollution.
