FICCI FLO JKL Chapter organized the Marathon’24 Run4Health in collaboration with the University of Jammu and SMVD Narayana Hospital as health partner, powered by Munjal Auto in the City of Temples today. Over 850 runners from all walks of life participated in the half-marathon, with an aim to raise funds for TB eradication in line with the Hon’ble PM’s call for “TB Mukt Bharat”. In terms of the number of participants, Run4Health became the most successful marathon in Jammu, eliciting a huge response from serious runners to those participating for promoting a healthy lifestyle. FICCI FLO is Southeast-Asia’s largest women-led chamber of commerce and industries with a pan-India presence. The District Administration also used the event to create voter awareness under the SVEEP initiative.
The Chief Guest on the occasion was Prof. Umesh Rai, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu who flagged the event early morning from the University of Jammu campus. He appreciated the efforts of the FICCI FLO JKL Team for taking the initiative promoting healthy lifestyle and fundraising for the TB patients. Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Mr. Ramesh Kumar, IAS was the Chief Guest at the valedictory function and presented the medals to the winners including all-terrain bicycles sponsored by Munjal Auto.
