Healthy life more crucial than life span: MP Muralimohan

Physical exercise is compulsory for everyone to be fit and healthy, MP M Muralimohan said in Rajamahendravaram today. He along with Urban MLA Dr Akula Sayannarayana, Rajamahendravaram Mayor Pantam Rajani Sesha Sai, municipal commissioner V Viajyarama Raju and former MLC Chaitanya Raju had inaugurated a 5K Run at Pushkar Ghat here on Sunday.

Speaking on the occasion, MP Muralimohan said that every person should exercise to burn calories and prevent ill health. He made it clear that healthy life is crucial than the life span. He stressed on the need for clean and green Rajamahendravaram and added that the 5K Run has been organised under swatch Godavari programme.

He informed that more people have participated 5K Run this year and added that 10K Run would be conducted next year if the number of participants crosses 10 thousand and full marathon if the number crosses 25 thousand. MLA Dr Akula Satyannarayana called upon the people not to throw garbage onto roads in order to make Rajamahendravaram clean and green city. He has appealed to the people to sow saplings to reduce heat conditions in the wake of growing temperatures.

Rajamahendravaram Mayor Pantam Rajani Sesha Sai stressed the need for making the city plastic free. Municipal commissioner V Vijayarama raju called upon the organisers to make efforts to conduct full marathon in future. Chairman of GIET College Chaitanya Raju was given rolling shield for making more people to participate in the Run. 65 year-old VS Prakasa Rao stood first in the veteran’s section.