Over 2,500 cyclists participate in HCL Hyderabad Cyclothon

More than 2,500 cyclists participated in the third edition of the HCL Hyderabad Cyclothon at Prime Arena on Sunday. Cyberabad Police Commissioner M Ramesh highlighted traffic congestion and urged commuters to adopt cycling, carpooling and public transport

Hyderabad: The third edition of the HCL Hyderabad Cyclothon – Cycling Revolution, was organised at Prime Arena on Sunday.

Cyberabad Police Commissioner M. Ramesh and Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sunpreet Singh flagged off the Green Race and other cycling categories in the presence of senior traffic police officials, Naved Alam Khan, CEO of SCSC, and HCL representatives.

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Over 2,500 cyclists participated in the events promoting fitness, healthy living and sustainable urban mobility.

Addressing the participants, M. Ramesh pointed out the growing traffic congestion with over 10 lakh vehicles plying Cyberabad roads every day, and urged commuters to consider public transport, carpooling and cycling as alternatives to private vehicles.

He also invited citizens to participate in ‘Cyberabad Moves’, a three-day urban mobility symposium scheduled from November 26 to 28 at T-Hub and T-Works, bringing together government departments, industry leaders and other stakeholders to discuss sustainable mobility solutions.