Le Bi Cycle Day

Among our Sustainable environment strategies "Le Bicycle Day" is one of the awareness movement/campaign for the citizens of Pondicherry. It's aim is to promote cycling in Pondy and to encourage citizen for replacing short car trips with a bike trip. And share benefits of cycling on their health and lifestyle. This Day will be celebrated once in every month. Goals of the movement are

Promotion of walking and bicycling will lead to

• Improve Physical & Mental health
• It's fun riding Bicycle
• Protect Pondy from environment degradation
• Decrease air pollution: Bicycles are free of emissions and noise.
• Reduce Traffic congestion
• Increase public Interaction,
• Awareness regarding environmental issues

CEAD intends to organize Le Bicycle Day once in every month on fourth Sunday. By organizing various events like Cycle marathon, tug of war, quizzes, yoga, laughter therapy, etc.and also curtain activities such as tree plantation, cleanlinessdrive, etc. on the location selected. There will be free registration for all pondicherry citizens, tourists to take part in their city event every month last Sunday

Environment programmes conducted by CEAD

• Soil and water testing
• Organic farming
• Integrated farming system
• Farmers field school
• Bio-pesticides
• Climate change
• Rain water harvesting
• Solid waste management
• Bio-diversity conservation