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Thane Bicycle Mayor Honoured After Winning International Cycling Advocacy Award
Chirag Shah encourages people in Thane to use bicycles for some of their trips.
He was given an international award for his work promoting cycling.
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya recently congratulated him.
Shah cycles to his nearby store and works with local authorities on cyclists’ concerns.
Thane has one cycling track and two more trial stretches.
Shah says cyclists can still be vulnerable on the roads.
He and others also teach children traffic rules and cycling hand signals.
Another Thane resident, Aniruddha Lokhande, cycles several kilometres to work.
He says more people cycling could help reduce pollution and improve health.
Thane Bicycle Mayor Chirag Shah was felicitated by Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya after receiving an international cycling award.
Shah received a Certificate of Excellence from cycling advocate Dr Leszek Sibilski.
Shah promotes bicycles as a healthy, environmentally sustainable way to travel and helps connect cyclists with local authorities.
Thane has a 900-metre cycling track and two additional trial stretches, but Shah says the city still needs more cycling-friendly roads.
Cyclist Aniruddha Lokhande says cycling to work can reduce traffic pollution and provide health benefits.
- Who
- Thane Bicycle Mayor Chirag Shah, felicitated by Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.
- What
- Shah was honoured after receiving an international Certificate of Excellence for promoting cycling.
- Where
- Thane, Maharashtra, India.
- When
- The felicitation took place earlier this week; the article does not specify when Shah received the certificate.
- Why
- The award recognised Shah’s cycling advocacy, community-building and promotion of bicycles as a sustainable and healthy transport option.
Key facts
- Award
- Certificate of Excellence
- Presenter of certificate
- Dr Leszek Sibilski
- Minister who felicitated Shah
- Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister
- Thane cycling track
- A 900-metre track was introduced around 2020
- Additional cycling stretches
- Two stretches have since been added on a trial basis
- World Bicycle Day
- June 3; the United Nations declared it in 2018
- Cyclist Aniruddha Lokhande’s commute
- Eight to nine kilometres between Kharegaon, Kalwa, and Kolshet
Quotes
Aniruddha Lokhande
Finance and accounting worker who cycles to work in Thane
“It may be difficult to convince adults to take up cycling as a mode of commuting, but children are more amenable. We visit safe zones created for cyclists, where children are taught not only traffic rules but also the hand signals cyclists use to negotiate traffic.”
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“People whose workplaces are 10 to 15 km from home should consider cycling as a travel option. If more people adopt this mode of transport, it can reduce pollution caused by road traffic while also providing health benefits.”
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