new delhi after a gap of two years raahgiri day an initiative to reclaim the capitals streets from vehicles and promote pedestrian and sustainable mobility options is back in the cityraahgiri day will take place on may 26 on the world cancer day at the inner circle of connaught place the event is being organised by the raahgiri foundation in collaboration with world research institute india new delhi municipal council and delhi policeexhorting people from different walks of life to participate in raahgiri day chairman of new delhi municipal council naresh kumar said the event would be a dedicated campaign against cancer we will focus on creating awareness on the preventive measures against cancer the ndmc chairman addedkumar said the raahgiri day aims at creating awareness about road safety promote cycling walking and use of public transport as envisaged in the national urban transport policy raahgiri day also encourages physical activities to promote healthy living and above all it supports the idea of city development he addedthe inner circle of connaught place will be closed between 6am and 9am on sunday and people can participate in a variety of activities ranging from yoga cycling to other sports participants can also enjoy street play performances and a 30minute live band performanceraahgiri day started in 2013 from gurgaon and came to connaught place in 2014 it became a big movement across the country and a number of cities adopted the idea said sarika panda bhatt cofounder of raahgiri daybhatt said that connaught place is very important for organising the event as more people are seen walking around cp than using a vehicle everywhere in the world city centres are becoming more and more pedestrianized cities are moving towards making city centres more inclusive places like new york bogota and paris are following this concept she saidbhatt said that the event is a good platform to discuss cycling and walking in the city apart from addressing the issues of air pollution the idea is for discussion on sustainable urban transportation to go on and bring more people and the administration together to see changes on the ground the cofounder said