PUDUCHERRY: Laxmi Kant Maity has found a novel way to spread awareness on AIDS which is posing a major threat to India. The social worker from Odisha is using a cycle without a pedal, a seat or a chain to undertake the campaign and spread the message to masses across the country.In his travels, the 38-year-old lies on the handlebars of his cycle and pushes the front wheel with both his hands.Flagged off on July 20, Maity has already travelled through Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, before reaching Puducherry. Form here he will continue to Kanyakumari and then Kerala. Manorama, his wife, who travels on a normal cycle, has been accompanying Maity on his mammoth task.Talking to Express, Maity said he undertook the task to spread awareness about the AIDS, eye donation, clean environment and peace and harmony.He said he had left behind his two sons and parents back in his village Rajnagar in Kendrapara district of Orissa for undertaking the journey. The husband-wife duo have planned to visit all the states of the country.Asked about the expenses for the journey, Maity said social service organisations and government agencies had come forward to help them by providing food and accommodation. He they had also received donations from the public.When asked about the target group during his journey, Maity said he and Manorama were aiming to educate women folk as they were the most vulnerable groups in the society.The Odisha man, who carries an Indian flag on his cycle, said he would spread the message for peace and harmony during his journey, which he believe, would take three years to complete.
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