A marathon rally conducted by the district administration in association with the District Legal Service Authority, HESCOM, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board and other local organisations has evoked a good response here on Sunday.
Students, officials, professionals, senior citizens, children, nursing students, government officials, judges, advocates, businessmen and environmentalists took part in huge numbers and raised slogans on protecting the environment.
District Principal and Sessions Judge V. Shreeshananda, Deputy Commissioner P. Rajendra Cholan, Police Commissioner Pandurang Rane and Superintendent of Police Dharmender Kumar Meena, led the marathon.
The marathon was flagged off at Karnatak College grounds at 7 a.m. and saplings were distributed on the occasion.