Biking club pedals in honour of docs

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, July 1

On the occasion of Doctors Day on Wednesday, the Jalandhar Biking Club organised a special cycling rally, in collaboration with Indian Medical Association, Jalandhar, NIMA, Jalandhar, Go Cycling Club, Jalandhar and We Love Cycling and Fitness Club, Jalandhar.

The aim behind organising the rally was to honour the doctors who remained on the forefront of the war against the Covid-19 and to create awareness amongst the general public regarding the precautions to be taken for controlling the spread of the disease.

The rally was flagged-off by Dr Gurinder Kaur Chawla, Civil Surgeon, Jalandhar, at 5:45 am from APJ College, Mahavir Marg. The rally passed through Guru Nanak Mission Chowk, Skylark Chowk, Namdev Chowk, BMC Chowk, PAP Chowk to Haveli and GT Road. The cyclists carried banners about the precautions to be taken to avoid the spread of coronavirus.

Notable among these were the use of masks, proper way to wear the masks, maintaining social distancing, maintaining hand sanitisation and precautions to be taken while coughing/sneezing in public. Refreshments were served by Jalandhar Biking Club at Haveli, after which the riders rode back to their houses carrying the banners. About 65 cyclists participated in the rally.

The working committee of the Jalandhar Biking Club thanked the participating organisations and clubs and appealed to public to follow the guidelines given by doctors to control the spread of Covid-19.