CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH), Chandigarh, organised “Fit India Swachhata Freedom Run 4.0” with the theme “Swachh Bharat, Swasth Bharat” for its employees and family members on 29 October 2023.

“Fit India Freedom Run” is one of the biggest nationwide fitness movements that the government of India initiated during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The campaign aims to encourage fitness and help citizens get freedom from obesity, laziness, stress, anxiety, diseases, etc. This run aims to inculcate the habit of walking and running in people in the quest for better health and fitness.

Dr Sanjeev Khosla, Director, CSIR-IMTECH, flagged off the 5 km “Fit India Swachhata Freedom Run 4.0” and participated in the run. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Khosla said, “The Fit India Freedom Run is yet another endeavour to strengthen the Fit Indian Movement and involve citizens to embrace fitness as a way of life.”

The event was conducted at the premises of CSIR-IMTECH, covering a distance of about 5 km, and 200 participants, including staff & their family members, students, project staff and temporary staff of the institute, took part.