AdminGroup of Akal Academies organised a walkathon in the four states of Punjab, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan in which 15,000 students of 116 Akal Academies participated. The 2-km walkathon– Race against drug addiction– was flagged off at the school’s main gate and took a round of the nearby villages before finally dispersing at the school. […]
Group of Akal Academies organised a walkathon in the four states of Punjab, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan in which 15,000 students of 116 Akal Academies participated.
The 2-km walkathon– Race against drug addiction– was flagged off at the school’s main gate and took a round of the nearby villages before finally dispersing at the school. The walkathon was held on the same day and at the same time.
In Hoshiarpur district, the students of all four academies participated in the event. As many as 150 students of Akal Academy, Makhangarh, 66 from Akal Academy, Pawein Jhinger and 50 students from Akal Academy in Dhugga Kalan in Hoshiarpur district participated in the walkathon. The students carried placards bearing messages on the harmful effects of drugs on individuals, society and economy.
The SMO of Dasuya hospital Dr Bagha flagged off the walkathon at Akal Academy Dhugga Kalan. Mandeep Kaur, principal of the Akal Academy at Khera, said the academies were being run by the Kalgidhar Trust, Baru Sahib, Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh, and offered “modern education with spiritual values” to help tackle the problem of drug and alcohol abuse.