Women’s Rally to the Valley 2023 (IANS)
The rally had round 300 contributors from numerous walks of life coming collectively to voice for numerous causes together with youngster abuse, girls empowerment, youngster marriage, girls’s management, and girls’s security
Another version of the Western India Automobile Association (WIAA) organised hugely-successful ‘Women’s Rally to the Valley’ was flagged off on Saturday, amidst thunderous help from the contributors.
The rally, organised by WIAA and offered by JK Tyre, had round 300 contributors from numerous walks of life coming collectively to voice for numerous causes together with girls’s empowerment and girls’s security.
The flag-off ceremony was graced by Vivek Phansalkar, Commissioner of Police, Mumbai; Pravin Padwal, Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Greater Mumbai; and Anuj Kathuria – President (India), JK Tyre & Industries, as Chief Guests.
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JK Tyre racer and considered one of India’s main skilled girls racers Mira Erda cheered for the contributors and kickstarted the rally by driving the ‘Zero Car’. The occasion commenced from NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai and after traversing by means of the metropolis’s main landmarks will conclude in Nasik the place the prize distribution ceremony will likely be held.
The occasion is held in TSD (Time, Speed, Distance) format which is a singular type of rallying the place crossing the chequered flag quickest will not be the goal. Each crew contains a driver and a navigator, the place the navigator has to bear in thoughts the route directions, calculate the common velocity and guarantee the crew is on observe and never behind or forward of the schedule as each situations entice penalty factors. Participants have to keep specified instances and common speeds (that are at par or decrease than the authorized limits) on numerous segments of a predefined route.
The contributors put ahead numerous themes starting from youngster abuse, girls empowerment, youngster marriage, girls’s management, and girls’s security. The embellished automobiles and costumes evoked the messages of the contributors.
In their effort to give extra publicity to girls contributors, JK Tyre will likely be rewarding the general winner of the rally with a sponsored drive to participate in considered one of the most awaited TSD Drives in the Eastern Part of the country-the JK Tyre Himalayan Drive to be held from April 1 to 5. The occasion will likely be flagged off from Siliguri and after masking Sikkim will conclude in Darjeeling.
Sharing his delight on the conduction of this yr’s version, Anuj Kathuria, President (India), JK Tyre & Industries, stated “We’re delighted to host one other thrilling version of this prestigious rally and I congratulate all for his or her participation and help. Being a promoter of motorsport for many years now, JK Tyre has all the time been centered on making motorsport extra inclusive and welcoming to all. This rally is a testomony to our dedication to empower girls and to create a extra sturdy and various motorsports neighborhood.”
The participants this year are from different backgrounds including Indian Navy, Army, Air Force, Highway Traffic Police Maharashtra, and Regional Transport Department.
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