Hyderabad, May 11 -- A grand walkathon was organised at Necklace Road in Hyderabad to spread awareness about the importance of the Census and encourage public participation in the enumeration process.

Actress Amala Akkineni attended the programme as the chief guest. Officials, volunteers, students, staff members and citizens participated in the event.

The walkathon was led by Bharathi Holikari, Director of Census, RV Karnan, GHMC Commissioner and B Santosh, Zonal Commissioner.

Slogans raised

In order to create awareness, participants carried placards and raised slogans. Officials appealed to citizens to provide accurate information and support census staff.

RV Karnan said such awareness programmes help reach different sections of soc...