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Nationwide Clean India campaign culminates with Fit India Plog Run

The Fit India Plog Run, an annual nationwide event organised as part of the Fit India Movement was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru  Stadium in the national capital today morning. Plogging is a unique activity that combines fitness and cleanliness, in which participants collect litter while jogging.<br />'' <br />'' Ripudaman Bevli, known for his consistent campaign towards a litter free India, led the Fit India Plog Run as participants collected garbage while jogging. Ripudaman, who is known as the Plogman of India, guided the 500-member group with warm-up exercises at the start of the day's proceedings and administered the Plastic Free Pledge to participants at the end. The day also marked the end of the Clean India campaign for this year, which started on 1st of this month.<br />'' <br />'' Joint Secretary and Financial Advisor at the Ministry of Sports Manoj Sethi, Joint Secretary Sports LS Singh, Mission Director of Fit India Ekta Vishnoi and other senior officers of the Ministry were present at the event which was attended by over 500 athletes and coaches. <br />'' <br />'' They all picked around 150 kgs of litter. In two years' time, the plan is to take this movement to across all 720 districts of the country as well as make eco fitness clubs and Fit India clubs everywhere.<br />'' <br />'' The participants at the event also took the Unity Pledge on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, which is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.<br />

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