Wheelchair accessible e-rickshaws @ Purple Fest 2023 in Goa

Katia Goes

January 3, 2023, saw the inauguration of Unified Beach Cricket and wheelchair accessible e-rickshaws at the Purple Fest Goa.

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The event began at 9 am at the Miramar beach, Panjim.

Purple Fest 2023 | Goa | e-rickshaws | PwD

The inauguration took place at the hands of CCP Mayor Rohit Monserrate and Minister for Social Welfare Subhash Phal Dessai.

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Six specially designed e-rickshaw vehicles will be used during the fest to pick and drop persons with disabilities (PwD) to the festival venue, hotels, and the railway station.

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The event was organised by the Office of the State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Goa and the Directorate of Social Welfare, Goa.

The PwD attending the function got a first-hand experience of the wheelchair e-ricks present at the event.

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Disability not a deterrence for enjoyment of watersports.

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Purple Fest 2023, will take place in Goa from January 6 to 8, 2023

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