It was a sight to watch when the young Bhopalites gathered at the venue at about 8 am on Saturday. The participants seemed to have an enthusiastic approach for the healthier lifestyle and to contribute their bit for the society.
Bhopal Branch of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on the occasion of seven day event of 70th Chartered Accountants Foundation Day organised the Mini Marathon on Saturday. The marathon began from AIIMS Gate to the Site of Under construction ICAI Bhawan at Plot No 1, Bagsevaniya, Bhopal.
During the marathon more than 100 Chartered Accountants and 150 CA students participated enthusiastically.
It is to be noted that the main motive to organise marathon was to create the awareness towards health amongst the members and students.
The marathon was flagged off by ICAI Bhopal branch Chairman CA Abhishek Gupta. After the marathon, a plantation drive was also organised on the theme of “Green Bhopal–Clean Bhopal”. The plantation drive was carried out at ICAI Bhavan.
It is to be noted that the former chairman of ICAI Bhopal branch were also present on the occasion. Notably, the plantation drive and marathon were organised to encourage the youngsters towards healthy life and also to encourage a sense of positivity among students.
All the participants enthusiastically participated in the marathon and contributed their bit in plantation drive.
CA Abhishek Gupta, Chairman of the Bhopal Branch along with CA Abhay Chhajed, Past Chairman CIRC, CA Mayank Agarwal , Vice Chairman, CA Anshul Agarwal, Secretary and committee member CA Anup Shrivastava, CA Hemant Jain, CA Anshul Agarwal, CA Zuber Ullah, CA Navneet Garg also participated in the programme.