Spacious fort complex in Vellore town, girivalam path in Tiruvannamalai, Achamangalam Main Road near Tirupattur town which is dotted with avenue trees and SIPCOT Road in Ranipet have been identified for the State government’s ‘health walk track’ initiative that will be launched by the Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on November 4.
Officials of Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (PHPM), which organises the initiative, said that the 8-km walking initiative, which starts at 6 a.m. on Saturday, is aimed to promote an active and healthy lifestyle among residents in the area. “The initiative is to encourage residents to walk every day. The identified health track for the initiative will be a permanent one for walkers in the area,” R. Selvakumar, Deputy Director of Health Services (DDHS), Tiruvannamalai, told The Hindu.
In Vellore, the walking track starts from Gandhi statue in front of Vellore fort, through Periyar park, parade ground, police training school and Jalakandeswarar temple complex and culminates at the starting point.
