Bhubaneswar: With the aim of ‘Education for All’ and to promote women’s empowerment, about 5,000 women, dressed in traditional sarees, participated in Pattathon (mini-marathon) on Sunday morning at Odisha’s KIIT.
The annual event is held across various districts in Odisha and different cities in India. This year, the marathon was organised in 55 locations across Odisha, including the unique edition in Bhubaneswar.
All female employees of KIIT, KISS, and KIMS participated in the event. The marathon started from Shikharchandi Temple Square and ended at KIIT Cricket Stadium. The founder of KIIT and KISS Dr Achyuta Samanta, presented awards to the best participants.
Prominent among those who participated were Odisha Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (OB & OCWW) Chairman Srimayee Mishra, BMC Mayor Sulochana Das, Deputy Mayor Manjulata Kanhar; local corporator Mihir Kumar Rout, international cyclist Minati Mohapatra; athletes Shravani Nanda, Anuradha Biswal; KIIT and KISS president Saswati Bal; Dr Itirani Samanta, Editor, Kadambini, Prof Saranjit Singh, VC, KIIT DU and Prof. jnyana Ranjan Mohanty, Registrar among others.
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