Mangalore, August 17: A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one, so goes a quote. This goes true with the energy of Daljeet Singh, a resident of Gurgaon, Haryana who is cycling across the nation to spread awareness about man's responsibility towards his planet and environment. He is trying to inform people about the problem of global warming all across the nation.
Mr Singh, who started his journey in Gurgaon, Haryana on 10th June of this year with a clear aim and not enough money to finance his expedition, arrived in Mangalore last week. After spending two days in this coastal city, he continued his journey southwards towards Kanyakumari.
What drives him to indulge in such a physically excruciating expedition across the nation? He feels that it will result in a change at least in himself. “There is great satisfaction in doing things for a cause”, he says.
Speaking about how unique our planet is, as it is believed to be the only planet to sustain and support life, he feels we have great responsibility towards the planet. “We are the caretakers of our planet. But we are slowly destroying it day by day”, he observes. He feels that minimising the use of motor vehicles and plastics will result in a greener and cleaner environment.
He had gone through a lot of roadblocks during the course of the journey. “Accommodation was a big problem”, he says. “I had started with Rs 20,000 which was not enough to feed. I had to buy a new bicycle for Rs 3,500 as my bicycle broke down in Bhopal”, he recalls. He sleeps in temples as affording hotels to stay is “costly” for him.
Recalling the various kind of cuisine all across the state he says it was hard to adjust to South Indian food.
Challenges were numerous, especially in the ghats he says. Pedalling in the ghats is tiresome for him and says that he pushes his bicycles if there is a steep climb. He feels that he had got great opportunities to enjoy nature as he is not in any rush.
He will visit several cities of South India before culminating his expedition in Kanyakumari. “I'll take a train back”, he says.
The kidnapped schoolboy was rescued by the police and reunited with his parents. Son of a gift shop owner from Basavanagudi area in Bengaluru, Chirag has reportedly told police that decided to make some quick money to spend on cricket betting and gambling after learning kidnap tricks from the ‘Crime Patrol’. According to police, Chirag reached a private school around 3pm on Tuesday on a Bounce rental bike and zeroed in on a fourth standard student who was walking out of school. He told the boy he was his father's friend and that he required help to search for a relative who had gone missing. The boy believed Chirag and rode pillion on the bike. Chirag then engaged the boy in conversation and learnt about his father's business and got his mobile phone number. He then made a call to the boy's father, demanded Rs 5 lakh and warned him against approaching cops. However, the boy's father alerted Cottonpet police and special teams were formed to crack the case. While Cottonpet inspector Venkatesh TC's squad verified CCTV footage in and around the school, Chamarajpet inspector BG Kumaraswamy's team started tracking the suspect's mobile phone movements. An hour later, the suspect's location was traced to a hotel on the Lavelle Road-St Mark's Road stretch. Police rushed there, rescued the boy and arrested Chirag.
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