Express News Service
This Express News Service article reports on a marathon in Lucknow organised to fight polio
and raise awareness of the disease. The event was organised by the Rotary Club,
Youth Hostel, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Bharat Sanchar Nigam
Limited (BSNL) and other organisations, and follows a recent polio drive,
in which it was determined that 117 houses were missed.
The article reports that government officials, including the mayor
and district magistrate, were involved. The event, according
to this article, was attended
by a broad demographic, with girls making up 15% of the competitors, and a large number of children participating.
August 28 2005
This Express News Service article reports on a marathon in Lucknow organised to fight polio
and raise awareness of the disease. The event was organised by the Rotary Club,
Youth Hostel, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Bharat Sanchar Nigam
Limited (BSNL) and other organisations, and follows a recent polio drive,
in which it was determined that 117 houses were missed.
The article reports that government officials, including the mayor
and district magistrate, were involved. The event, according
to this article, was attended
by a broad demographic, with girls making up 15% of the competitors, and a large number of children participating.