STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: “BIG Jammu Run”, a mega social event of 92.7 BIG FM which was being celebrated for over a month on radio was held on Sunday at Gulshan Ground, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu.
The message being given through this run was “I am the Change” for proud residents of Jammu. The bigger idea is Together – WE can make the change, Together we can BE that change. So YOU can stand up and say, I AM THE CHANGE.
Five kilometer run was to promote various causes which are paramount in Jammu like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Save Water, health and fitness, cleanliness, make Jammu Thalassemia free etc. around 8000 to 10,000 people including the Indian Army, Air Force, BSF, CRPF, JKP, IRP, professional runners, sports persons, NGO’s, corporate employees, senior citizens, school and college students took part in it.
Secretary PHE, I and FC, Parvez Malik was also present on the occasion supporting Save Water. IGP Danesh Rana and AOC Air Commodore Ashutosh Lal were also the special guests. Managing Director of Swastik Diagnostic Laboratory B.L Sharma, Mission Director NHM Dr Yashpal Sharma, Executive Director CCDU Dr Narinder Bhatyal, Director Adarsh Buildestate Ltd Mahesh Dutt Sharma was also present.
Bollywood and TV personalities like India’s most sought after anchor and Micky Virus fame Manish Paul and Birbal from Big Magic’s hit TV show ‘Har Mushkil ka Hal Akbar Birbal’ Vishal Kotian was also there.
Addressing the participants, Manish said, “I have rescheduled my on-going shoot to support the cause of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao and I give assurance to be always available to support this cause.”
Vishal also supported the same cause and said, “I am really excited, keen and proud to be a part of the #BIGJammuRun. It is a noble initiative by 92.7 BIG FM and BIG Magic and I applaud them for regularly taking an active interest in the betterment of society. I am honoured to support Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao.”
All the participants took pledge to work towards a cause which they feel for like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Save Water, blood donation, health and fitness, following traffic rules etc. before the run which was jointly flagged off by the Parvez Malik, Manish Paul and Vishal Kotian.
A lucky draw was also held in which five prizes were given.
Arjun Kumar from JKP won a Haier refrigerator, Sandeep Kumar from 38 BN CRPF and Aman Kumar won a Haier ACs, Nisha Roy won a bottom mounted refrigerator and Shilpa Sharma won Suzuki Swish 125.
Whole team of BIG FM including RJs Juhie, Sarang and Manas; Area Manager Syed Mujtaba Ali Jaffery, Programming Head Vikrant Sharma, Sidharth Arora, Siddharth Mahajan, Sourabh Sethi, Monika Gupta, Tajamul Khan, Nitish Sharma and Ashish Sharma were present there.
