Coast Guard organizes walkathon
Mangaluru, July 22, 2022: Coast Guard Karnataka organized a walkathon for Coast Guard personnel as part of the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav celebration.
Prashant Kumar Mishra, Managing Director, MESCOM flagged off the event.
He said the walkathon was a great way to promote a healthy lifestyle.
“The festival of 75 years of independence should be an event in which the spirit of the freedom struggle, tribute to martyrs, and their pledge to create India could be experienced. The celebration emphasizes India’s glorious history and showcases the development since independence. It also encourages people to remain healthy and fit by including physical activities and sports in their daily lifestyle,” he added.
As many as 200 ICG Personnel participated in the event covering a distance of 7.5 km. The Coast Guard has planned a special community interaction drive for fishermen in the coming days and will be hoisting the national flag on various islands and lighthouses.
