Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) marked International Women’s Day by honouring its women sanitation workers through a spirited sports competition, ‘Swachh Udaan’ at Jawahar Bal Udyan on Link Road No 2 on Saturday.
Winners were felicitated with medals and trophies at the event, inaugurated by Mayor Malti Rai who was joined by MP Alok Sharma, MLA Bhagwandas Sabnani, and MiC Chairman Kishan Suryavanshi. BJP State President Vishnudutt Sharma extended congratulations via telephone.
Women sanitation workers from 21 municipal zones participated in traditional games like lemon race, musical chair race, and tug-of-war. Spectators cheered as contestants displayed agility and teamwork.
In the lemon race, Preeti Dholpure from Rani Chennamma Team (Zone 10) secured first place, followed by Kesar from Savitribai Phule Team (Zone 12) and Pooja from Rani Kamlapati Team (Zone 4). The musical chair race saw Bhavana from Sushma Swaraj Team (Zone 16) emerge victorious, with Sunita from Kasturba Team (Zone 8) and Rachna from Sucheta Kripalani Team (Zone 19) securing second and third positions. The tug-of-war event crowned a 20-member team as winners.
Participants and women councillors wore matching attire and caps, and each team was named after an iconic Indian woman. Additional honours went to Babli from Rani Durgavati Team (Zone 18) and Pooja Bairagi from Ahilyabai Team (Zone 5) in the lemon race, while Kavita from Kalpana Chawla Team (Zone 13) and Lalita from Savitribai Phule Team (Zone 12) were awarded in the musical chair race.
Mayor Rai and Suryavanshi presented medals and trophies to all winners. The event saw a large turnout, including additional commissioners Tina Yadav, Devendra Chauhan, and Harshit Tiwari, alongside councillors, health officials, and citizens, making it a memorable tribute to Bhopal’s sanitation workers.