Archive · 2 Nov 2025
Surat Police Commissioner Leads Marathon Clean-up After 'Run for Unity' Event
A police commissioner in Surat, India, helped organize a race called 'Run for Unity'.
After the race, he saw lots of trash like empty water bottles and snack wrappers left on the road.
He decided to pick up the trash himself in a bag.
Seeing him do this, other police officers also started picking up the garbage.
So, the fun race turned into a big clean-up job for everyone involved.
The Surat police department organized a 'Run for Unity' marathon on 'Rashtriya Ekta Diwas'.
Local residents and police personnel participated in the event.
Surat Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut initiated a clean-up drive after the marathon.
Other police officials joined the commissioner in collecting litter.
The marathon event transformed into an impromptu cleanliness drive.
- Who
- Surat Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut, deputy commissioners, assistant commissioners, other police officials, and local residents
- What
- Organized a marathon and subsequently initiated a clean-up drive of the litter left behind.
- When
- Friday, after the 'Run for Unity' event concluded in the afternoon.
- Where
- On the main road in Surat, Gujarat.
- Why
- To clean up garbage left by participants of the 'Run for Unity' marathon.
- Event Name
- Run for Unity
- Occasion
- Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day)
- Date
- Friday
- Location
- Surat, Gujarat
- Key Figure
- Anupam Singh Gahlaut (Surat Police Commissioner)