New Delhi: PM Modi is considered to be very fitness conscious. His attachment to yoga is a witness to this fact. The PM said that on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Sports Ministry will organize a 'Fit India Plagging Run' across the country. The PM appealed to the people of the country to participate in it and pick up the garbage lying on the way. The PM, in his address to the 'Mann Ki Baat' program aired on AIR, said, "Under the Fit India Plogging Run, the program of two km jogging race is going to be held across the country on October 2."
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In this campaign which starts on October 2, let us all go for two kilometers and collect plastic waste lying on the way. Actually, the campaign of collecting and cleaning running waste is called 'plogging'. In this context, the Prime Minister listened to the experiences of Plagar Ripudaman, who started a plumbing campaign in Kochi from 5 September.
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The Prime Minister thanked Ripu Daman and his team for this campaign. He said that with this (plogging) we will not only take care of our health but will also be able to protect the health of Mother Earth. This campaign is also increasing awareness among people about fitness as well as hygiene. The PM said, 'I believe that if 130 crore countrymen take a step in this direction, then our India will move 130 crore steps towards freeing from single-use plastic.
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