Nepal Educational Support Trust

Cycling Campaign becomes popular
Purna Kumar Shrestha , Founder of NEST started a cycling campaign on 5th June , on World Environment day by designing a t-shirt with a slogan " No Petrol ? No Problem ! Cycling keeps U fit. " When I travelled in Europe , I was amazed by people of the Netherlands in particular, how much they love cycling. Relatively, Dutch people are richer than the Nepalese people, but they prefer cycling, there is a different cycle track for cyclists. " says Purna. While the price of petrol is rising every day and people have to queue up for petrol at the petrol pumps for hours, people must think an alternative which is economic as well as healthy. There is great potential of cycling in Kathmandu. Sweesa, who is currently studying in the Netherlands, adds " If we want to reduce the air polution of Kathmandu, the government of Nepal must encourage people to use cycles, discourage people to buy private cars, in stead improve public transportation system as in Europe. Those who want to have private cars, must be charged high tax, and subsidise the cost of bicycles and electrical vechiles. Parking charge must be increased during the weekdays to discourage people to use private vechicles inside the town , which will also discourage people to us private vechicles. We have two choices - ACT now ! or REGRET."
Within two months of Cycling campaign, 30 people have bought tshirts and supported the campaign. The main purpose of the campaign is to encourage people to use bicycle as much as they can in their daily life and lobby for a cycle track in the valley.
On the occasion of international youth day, youth organisations are organising a cycling ralley around the ring road of Kathmandu and Purna will be taking part and will do campaign for cycling. No Petrol ? No Problem ! Cycling keeps you fit.