Polio victim takes road trip for noble cause

  • | Monday | 24th September, 2018

It will be a 10-day-long trip. I will participate in talk shows in every local All India Radio station on the trip and the purpose of it,” he added.Prince, who is a member of the para volleyball team from Coimbatore which represented Tamil Nadu in the national competition, said road safety was critical for disabled people. From there, I will go to other districts. COIMBATORE: D Prince, 41, who became a victim of polio before he turned 13, on Monday embarked on a 3,000-km-long solo road trip across Tamil Nadu in a car to create awareness on Swachh Bharat and road safety Prince, who has always been concerned about hygiene and road safety issues, said such a trip had been on his mind for a long time.He plans to participate in talk shows in almost all districts to create awareness on the importance of having clean and safe roads and pavements.Prince, whose trip was flagged off on Monday by Coimbatore district collector T N Hariharan, said he had been craving to take a road trip to create awareness on these issues for almost 20 years.“It was only now that I got sponsorship from Rotary Club east zone and Aalayam Welfare Trust,” he said.“From Coimbatore, I will drive to Tirupur, Erode and Salem.

COIMBATORE: D Prince, 41, who became a victim of polio before he turned 13, on Monday embarked on a 3,000-km-long solo road trip across Tamil Nadu in a car to create awareness on Swachh Bharat and road safety Prince, who has always been concerned about hygiene and road safety issues, said such a trip had been on his mind for a long time.He plans to participate in talk shows in almost all districts to create awareness on the importance of having clean and safe roads and pavements.Prince, whose trip was flagged off on Monday by Coimbatore district collector T N Hariharan, said he had been craving to take a road trip to create awareness on these issues for almost 20 years.“It was only now that I got sponsorship from Rotary Club east zone and Aalayam Welfare Trust,” he said.“From Coimbatore, I will drive to Tirupur, Erode and Salem. From there, I will go to other districts. It will be a 10-day-long trip. I will participate in talk shows in every local All India Radio station on the trip and the purpose of it,” he added.Prince, who is a member of the para volleyball team from Coimbatore which represented Tamil Nadu in the national competition, said road safety was critical for disabled people.

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