HC declines to postpone Nov 19 Delhi Half Marathon
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court refused to postpone the Delhi Half Marathon in the national capital on November 19 after its organisers said participants could opt out with full refund of their money if they did not want to run in view of air pollution.
Procam International, promoter of the event, told a bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and Sanjeev Sachdeva that measures have been put in place to ensure that the participants were provided a "conducive environment" to run.
Starting from 12 am on November 19, the entire course would be washed with treated water mixed with salt and thereafter there would be intermittent spraying of water on the route from 2 am to 10 am, it said.
The event has various categories with different timings.
The event promoter said potential dust hot spots would be twice doused with water prior to start of the marathon.
Apart from that, around 150 most fans would be deployed at varying heights at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the holding area for the participants, and from 2 am to 11 am the roads designated for the event would be blocked, it said.
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