patna the biggest street carnival patna has witnessed this year will return on sunday with the fourth leg of happy streets a toi initiative in association with patna traffic police at s k puri childrens park road from the police check post on boring road to bikaner sweets morits going to be a funfilled three hours with a bit of everything from dance music yoga and meditation to cycling rentfree cycles will be made available at the venue to anyone showing a copy of toi football and badminton for the health enthusiaststhe past three editions of happy streets have been great success with hundreds of people from cross sections of the society youngsters professionals homemakers and senior citizens coming out on the designated street and indulge in the funfilled activities for three hours from 630am happy streets took me back to my childhood it is great fun to be at tois happy streets and participate in the various activities besides promoting the message of curbing pollution and health consciousness it also provides a platform to meet likeminded and funloving people said patna traffic sp p k dasinspired by ciclovia in columbias bogota its an event designed to encourage people to use nonmotorized transport and prod the state to create support infrastructure happy streets event aims to create a relaxed atmosphere to help participants unwind as well as raise awareness about healthy living improving community interaction and adopting nonmotorized transport optionson offer this sunday will be a host of activities including cycling yoga pitthoo badminton human snakes and ladders hula hoops and skipping cricket football skating tug of war musical performances by bands streets art flash mob and german masterclass among othersthe first two happy streets in patna were organized at south gandhi maidan while the third one was held at the s k puri park road patna police have also played a pivotal role in making the event a success by providing security and involving the audience with the police band and dog squad among other activitiespatna has never seen an event like tois happy streets apart from spreading the message of pollution control and making the roads vehiclesfree happy streets is also developing a new culture of voluntary community activity in the city aimed at spreading joy and happiness said sameeksha who has participated in the last two editions of the happy streets