Kolkata: Hundreds of youngsters from all walks of life will take part in the Kolkata Police Safe Drive Save Life Half Marathon on Sunday, marking the beginning of the road safety week.
The 21 kilometre marathon will start at 6.30 am followed by 10 kilometre run and 5 kilometre fun run at 8.30 am. The venue is Red Road next to West Bengal Basketball Association Court.
The members of different clubs will take part in the event. The participants in the 21 km route marathon after coming out of the venue will take R R Avenue up to Netaji statue, then Government Place East and Esplanade Row East, Chittaranjan Avenue up to Girish Park.
The runners will then take a right turn to Vivekananda Road, another right turn to Sealdah, Moulali, Mullickbazar to Beckbagan crossing. Then turn left to Ballygunge Circular Road, Gurusaday Dutta Road to Asutosh Chowdhury Avenue to Hazra Road, Kalighat Bridge, to Judges Court Road.
Then turn right to Alipore Road, National Library Avenue, Belvedere Road, Zeerat Bridge, Zeerut Island, Hastings Crossing, Red Road and back to the venue.
There will be makeshift toilets for the participants along with ambulances which will be posted at important sites so that anyone falling sick will be attended to immediately,. There will be makeshift water stations too and those serving energy drinks.
It may be mentioned that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had initiated the Safe Drive Save Life project.
The state Transport department has given several crores to Kolkata Police and the state police to implement the Safe Drive Save Life scheme.