Three Women on road trip from Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu,India to London,UK Sunday March 26,2017

The trip is undertaken to promote literacy and to commemorate 70 years of Indian Independence

Coimbatore-based Meenakshi Arvind (45), Mookambika Rathinam (38), and Priya Rajpal (55) of Mumbai commenced their 70-day-long road trip from Coimbatore to London on Sunday March 26,2017

The trip, ‘XPD 2470’, was flagged off by Minister for Municipal Administration S.P. Velumani at SNR Grounds. The expedition will cover 24,000 km while passing through 24 countries.

Though a fourth woman Ruckmani Sekhar had to cancel the trip due to health reasons in the last hour, Ms. Arvind’s daughter 20-year-old Vedhika Arvind, who is on a vacation from the United States, has joined the team.

An initiative by Rotary India Literacy Mission to promote literacy, the trip also commemorates 70 years of Indian Independence.

The team members are expected to the hoist national flag on their arrival at the Indian High Commission in London on June 5,2017