Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Ministers and Residents Join Sundays on Cycle in Visakhapatnam
People in Visakhapatnam gathered at RK Beach for a large bicycle ride.
The ride was called Sundays on Cycle.
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya joined sports ministers and officials from BRICS countries.
Many local residents also brought their bicycles.
The event was part of the Fit India initiative.
It took place while the BRICS summit was being held.
Mandaviya said cycling is healthy and can help reduce pollution.
He encouraged people to make cycling part of their daily lives.
The Sundays on Cycle event was held at Visakhapatnam’s RK Beach on Sunday.
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and sports ministers and officials from BRICS nations participated.
The event was organized under the Fit India initiative during the BRICS summit proceedings.
Many Visakhapatnam residents joined ministers and officials in cycling along Beach Road.
Mandaviya said cycling supports good health, reduces pollution, and should become a way of life.
- Who
- Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, sports ministers and officials from BRICS nations, Andhra Pradesh officials, local leaders, and Visakhapatnam residents.
- What
- A Sundays on Cycle community cycling event was held under the Fit India initiative.
- When
- Sunday morning; the specific date was not stated.
- Where
- RK Beach and Beach Road in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The event promoted fitness and cycling, which Mansukh Mandaviya said benefits health and helps reduce pollution; it also formed part of the BRICS summit proceedings.
- Event
- Sundays on Cycle
- Location
- RK Beach, Visakhapatnam
- Initiative
- Fit India
- Occasion
- BRICS summit proceedings
- National participation
- Sundays on Cycle programs are being held in nearly 1,800 cities, according to Mansukh Mandaviya.
- Local participants
- TDP state president Palla Srinivasa Rao, MLC Chiranjeevi Rao, Andhra Pradesh Sports Department officials, and city residents participated.