'Eat Right Walkathon and Mela' to be held on June 29
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 24 2022:
The Food Safety Administration, Imphal East is gearing up to organize an 'Eat Right Walkathon' and 'Eat Right Mela' on June 29 under the sponsorship of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) at Soibam Leikai Community Hall, JNIMS Road, Porompat.
Both the walkathon and mela will be conducted under the theme of "Eat Safe, Eat Healthy & Eat Sustainable" .
Khumanthem Diana Devi, Deputy Commissioner/Chairperson, District level Advisory Committee, Safe Food & Healthy Diets, Imphal shared this information about the upcoming events during a press briefing held at the office of Food Safety Administration, Imphal East today.
According to the DC, the Eat Right Walkathon will be flagged off from the CMO Complex, Imphal East on June 29 at 7:30 am .
The walkathon will target school students, nursing students, food business operators, CSOs, all DLOs and staff and culminate at Soibam Leikai Community Hall, she added.
Following the conclusion of the walkathon, the Eat Right Mela will be conducted at the same site in connection with the celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Kh Diana shared that efforts are underway to include activities such as exhibitions, talks, panel discussions by experts, healthy recipe demonstrations, art and quiz competitions, cultural shows and games etc as a part of the mela.
The Imphal East DC has appealed to the public at large to participate in these events so that they may receive awareness on various safe food and healthy diets through an interactive and informative model.