Plog run: a wonderful blend of fitness and cleanliness that will make India strong and beautiful
02 Oct 2019 13:34:53
New Delhi, October 2: Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju flagged off Fit India Plog Run at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi today on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Plogger Ripu Daman, eminent sports persons, students belonging to different schools of Delhi, doctors, NGOs, and other institutions took part in the Run. But, what does this 'plog run' exactly mean?
‘Plogging = Plucking + Running’. It channels the physical activity of running and picking trash to compel a bigger change in the environment. India Plog Run is a ‘first of its kind’ initiative that brings together some of the country’s biggest names in health, corporate and industry to highlight the need for reducing plastic consumption and compel a healthier way of managing trash. plogging is used as a community activity that combines inherent health benefits with a larger purpose of mobilising the community for greater good. It is termed as ‘A Moment by the people, for the people.”
The minister, while greeting everybody on the occasion for being part of the Fit India Plog Run, said that the enthusiasm of all sections of the society to join in the initiative towards a fitter, cleaner country is praiseworthy and encouraging. He said that the Plog Run is just the beginning of fit India, envisioned by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where everybody is mentally as well as physically fit. If all of us are fit, then only the country will be fit.
Such events are being organized all over the country, and even reports are being received from abroad about such activities. This is not a one-off event, but it is the beginning of the movement, which will continue. The Fit India movement is a move to make India a great nation. The minister said that today the father of the nation is being remembered, and plogging is a tribute to him and his vision, to bring about cleanliness in all walks of life, as plogging is a combination of picking up wastes (particularly plastics) and jogging.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a clarion call to the nation, asking every Indian citizen to combine fitness and cleanliness in their lives through Plogging in his Mann Ki Baat address broadcast on September 29.
