A half marathon was organised by the civic society on Sunday along with the Kanpur District Administration.
This 10-kilometer race served to connect and educate the general public about the need to keep Ganga and Kanpur clean. A significant number of individuals showed up.
“This event has been organised to promote a healthy Kanpur on behalf of Kanpur smart city and Kanpur District Administration. This is a 10 kilometres marathon and thousands of people have participated in it so that a healthy lifestyle can be adopted”, Dr Rajasekhar (Kanpur Commissioner Commissioner) said.
“On the theme of Run for Ganga, this half marathon has been organised in which CEI Kanpur unit and civil society and others have come together to be a part of this event,” Shiv Sharanappa (Municipal Commissioner) said.
He further said, “We expected 3,000 people to be there, but surprisingly, around 5,000 people have turned up.”
The half marathon was held from Sarasaiah Ghat in Kanpur to the Company Bagh crossroads.