A ‘Run for Safety’ event was organised by Bharat Aluminum Company limited (BAlCO) for generating awareness towards safety among the people. About 1000 people including students, members of Balco Mahila Mandal, officers and employees of the company participated in the event. The run was also held to mark the ‘National Safety Day’.
The run was flagged off by Station House Officer (SHO) Balco Nagar Vivek Sharma and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Avinash Chand Rai. The race starting from Delhi Public School (DPS) passed through different parts of city concluded in DPS campus. Business Head BAlCO, Deepak Prasad while addressing the gathering lauded the participants and said the BAlCO management has been organizing various programmes for strengthening industrial safety.
‘Our aim is to achieve zero accident. For creating wider awareness, events like ‘Run for Safety’ are important, he said. The run was divided into four groups — In 15-18 years age group, Anurag Trivedi got the first prize. likewise, in Men’s 18-60 age group Bhupendra stood first and in Women’s category of same group Deepa Sahu bagged the first prize. In Men’s 60 years and more age group, Kehsav Singh won the first place.
The winners were awarded at the hands of Principal DPS Kailash Pawar, BAlCO Corporate Social Responsibility Head BK Shrivastava and General Manager (Administration ) (Col. Retd) DS Bhati.