Patna: Thanks to Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav, a French man who fell ill in Aurangabad while cycling from Varanasi to Kolkata with a friend got prompt medical help.
Theo Rohfritsch and Simon Valdenaire are in India as part of a 'cycle yatra' called Cycle for Water to spread the message of water conservation.
A district official said today that when they were passing through Aurangabad, about 150 km from Patna, Mr Valdenaire caught a cold and complained of uneasiness.
This is when Tejaswi Yadav stepped in. He asked his Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) colleagues in Aurangabad to provide help to the two French citizens who appeared to be short of money.
The Cycle for Water campaign began in France in July last year and will end in August 2016 in New Zealand - covering a total of 25,000 km and some 20 countries.
Theo Rohfritsch and Simon Valdenaire are in India as part of a 'cycle yatra' called Cycle for Water to spread the message of water conservation.
A district official said today that when they were passing through Aurangabad, about 150 km from Patna, Mr Valdenaire caught a cold and complained of uneasiness.
This is when Tejaswi Yadav stepped in. He asked his Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) colleagues in Aurangabad to provide help to the two French citizens who appeared to be short of money.
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The Cycle for Water campaign began in France in July last year and will end in August 2016 in New Zealand - covering a total of 25,000 km and some 20 countries.
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