Guwahati: Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi flagged off a weeklong ‘Women on Wheels’ drive, organized by Amazing Namaste Foundation to mark the celebration of Azadi-Ka-Amrit-Mahotsav, at Raj Bhavan in the city on Saturday. Supported by the National Commission for Women and State Women Commissions of north-eastern States, the drive will cover a cumulative distance of 40000 kilometer in Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh.
Speaking on the occasion, Governor Mukhi commented that Prime Minister Narendra Modi always says that Northeast is the future of India. Eight north-eastern States, which are together named as Ashtalakshmi, are witnessing phenomenal works of development. In particular, the infrastructure work in the region during the last few years has been exemplary.
In presence of State minister Nandita Gorlosa and 40 enthusiastic women from different parts of the country, Governor Mukhi added that the industry and commerce sector here have benefited greatly from the connectivity of road, rail, air, water and internet. Along with this, employment opportunities have also increased manifold, he added. Complimenting the foundation for the endeavour, he also said that it was a great innovative concept to have this unique event with the blessing of Devi Maa Kamakhya on the auspicious day of Bhogali Bihu.
Ms Gorlosa, while addressing the participants, highlighted the importance of the program which has the inherent component of promoting Ek-Bharat-Shrestha-Bharat. She urged the participants to be the ambassadors of Northeast and spread the message of friendship & camaraderie to people outside the region. Padmashri Deepa Malik also spoke on the occasion highlighting that the initiative would help everyone know about the rich cultural heritage of the region and finally encourage more people to visit the beautiful localities.
Namaste foundation chairman Atul Kulkarni gave a brief outline of the organization and commented that after the huge success of Northeast on wheels motorcycle expedition last year, they decided to organize this all-women event. Mentionable is that the participants are divided into two groups namely Kameng and Kopli. The first group is scheduled to drive through Pakke tiger reserve, Tezpur and Itangar and the other group will travel through Haflong, Mawlynnong, Dawki, etc.
