Procam International announces detailed arrangements for Airtel Delhi
Half Marathon 2012
New Delhi, September 26, 2012: Procam International, promoters of the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon,
unveiled the Route Map for the event and outlined the medical facilities and
other arrangements that will be put in place for the 31,746 participants
expected to run on race day in a media conference at the J L N Stadium on
Wednesday. Present on the occasion was Dr Anurag Krishna, Medical Director of
the Race, Race Director Hugh Jones and Vivek B Singh, Jt. Managing Director of
Procam International.
Keeping in mind the possibility of the weather being hot on
September 30, is has been decided to start all the races earlier. “This year it
will be warmer but it is the best time one could pick depending upon the
adapted strategy and overall performance,” said Hugh Jones.
Medical Partner Max Healthcare will ensure that every participant has a
safe a healthy run and have made elaborate arrangements for the same. “There
will two Base Stations, including one especially for Senior Citizens, and six
medical stations along the route. Seven fully equipped ambulances will be
pressed into service and manning these will be 75 doctors, 50 physiotherapists
and 100 plus nurses & paramedics,” stated Medical Director Anurag Krishna.
Apart from that, there will be seven doctors patrolling by two-wheelers
the race route. “All the staff are well-trained and equipped. We have gave them
information and training on communication and quick action,” Krishna added.
There will be one Base Camp at the Start and Finish of the Half Marathon
and the Great Delhi Run, which will have between 50 to 60 beds, 1400 litres of
water, 300 kgs of ice in cube form, Gatorade, 15 tables with drapes, first aid
kits, medicines, relief sprays etc.
The second base camp will be at the Start/Finish of the Senior Citizens’
Run and will have around 12 beds with all of the above.
Each of the six medical stations along the route will have 300 litres of
water, 150ks of ice, Gatorade, 2 tables with drapes, first aid kits, relief
sprays etc.
To keep all participants sufficiently hydrated there will be 14 water
stations along the route, from where around 80,000 litres of water will be
distributed. These water stations will also distribute around 11,000 sachets of
Gatorade to the participants. There will also be three orange stations from
where oranges will be distributed, besides four cool sponge stations.
Besides these arrangements, there would be nearly sufficient Law &
Order and Traffic Police on Race Day to prevent any untoward incidents. Their
efforts would be supplemented by 800 private security guards and
around 1000 volunteers.
Arrangements have been made for a total of 100
Porta Pottys, from which 72 will be distributed in the holding areas at the J L
N Stadium, while 28 will be stationed along the route.
Procam International has always ensured that thorough cleanup drives are
conducted immediately after the event to restore the roads to the condition
they were in prior to the event.
This year Procam International has appointed Indian Pollution Control
Association (IPCA), who specialise in waste management, to undertake this task.
All the waste from 21 km route will be collected and brought to the
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, where it will be segregated into dry and wet waste.
The same will then be sent to the recycling plants.
All types of Plastic waste and PET bottles will be recycled into plastic
granules, while paper waste of all kind will be recycled at the Muzaffarnagar
Paper Mill.
There will be a deferred live telecast of the event between 7.30 am and
11.00 am on Star Plus and Doordarshan.
The Airtel Delhi Half Marathon 2012 for Elite men will start at 6.30 am,
followed by the Half Marathon for Elite women at 6.35 am. The Open Half
Marathon will start at 6.40 am, followed by the Wheelchair Event at 7.30am, the
Senior Citizens’ Run at 7.35 am and the Great Delhi Run at 8.45 am.
For
further information please contact:
Procam International Zzebra PRBruno Goveas/ Deepak M. Pilankar Animesh Biswas / Abhay Pratap Singh
98201 85612 / 98207 98135 9891789639 / 9818413169
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