The installation ceremony of Team-2014 of the Walkers’ Club, Brahmapur was held on Sunday at the Rotary Community Hall at Premnagar with Revenue Minister Surjya Narayan Patro as the chief guest.
The slogan on the occasion was “Health is wealth, walk your way to health”. P Buchi Babu was installed as the club’s president along with his team of office-bearers for the year 2014. Well-known ophthalmologist Dr E Jayanti Rao was the installation officer while past president Dr E Padmanabha Rao and past district governor were the guests of honour. T Basudev Rao acted as the master of the ceremony.
Addressing the walkers, who are mostly senior citizens and Rotarians, Minister Patro said efforts would be made to construct a walkers’ track either at the Khallikote College ground or City High School ground to facilitate the walkers of the city for their safe and smooth walking. “In order to maintain a healthy and safe life, we have to spare a part of our valuable time for walking in morning,” he said.
Among others, Silla Madhusudan Rao; secretary of Walkers’ Club Simanchal Panigrahi, Diectors E Chandra Mohan Rao; E Krishna Prasad Rao, J Rama Chandra Rao and many Rotarians, senior citizens and physicians witnessed the installation ceremony.