FAQ

The Run for Safe Food aims to raise awareness about the importance of safe, sustainable, and healthy food practices. It also highlights the need to support local farmers, promote organic farming, and reduce the use of harmful chemicals & pesticides in food production.

The Run for Safe Food 2025 event will be on 19th January 2025 at Organic Haat (Joibo Haat), Newtown, Kolkata.

Anyone above 18 years can join this event.

There is only one category as 5K Run.

You can register online by clicking here – Register (Add Register Link).

Yes, the registration fee is Rs. 200/- (will be updated if changes).

Online payment is the only option. If payment fails, try another way of payment, or try to pay after some time. Most failures are due to bank/payment method issues. UPI method payment is the most popular. Please check with your bank or card company if OTP issues occur.

Yes, prizes will be awarded to the top three participants in each Male and Female category. All participants who complete the run will receive the Medal. The organizing committee’s decision will be final in both cases.

Please wear comfortable athletic wear and running shoes.

Yes. These facilities will be there.

Yes, T-Shirt will be provided if you register and pay. If you have not provided T-Shirt size information, then we request you to cooperate with us to avail best available size.

Hot refreshments will be available for participants after the event. As it is a Run for a special cause, refreshments will be aligned to it.

Run will start at 7:00 am IST on 16th February, 2026.

The registration confirmation will be sent along with your registration confirmation email only if payment is successful. The bib number will be notified in due course.

Please contact through email for this at run4safefood@muktiweb.org.

Please go to this link for registration – Register here. Once details are filled in, upon clicking the Register button, it will redirect to the payment page. There you can pay by Credit card, Debit Card and UPI as well.

Usually the basic principle is that medals are provided only to finishers.

Yes, the medal will be distributed to all 5K run finishers.

You can park on Service Road near Organic Haat, Newtown. Please park your car in such a way without blocking the road for others.

No, you can not transfer your registration to others.

Yes. It is possible. In that case, please call us or send an email to Run4SafeFood@muktiweb.org along with all participants’ details (Full name, email id, Phone number, Gender, T-Shirt size). We will provide a payment link for all the participants. Without the successful payment, registration will not be granted as successful.

For event sponsorship, please connect Arindam Mukherji (+91 98300 14561).

No homing facility is available.

The last date of registration Run for Safe Food 2025 is 13th Jan, 2026.

After you complete your registration and payment of the 200 registration fee for the “Run for Safe Food” event, you will receive an email confirmation. This email will serve as your proof of registration. It will include details such as your registration status and any further instructions regarding the event.

No, it is not timed run. There won’t be any timing chip to track the completion time of the run.

Bib Collection Points: 1. Mukti City Office, 22 Canal Side Road, Garia, Kolkata-700084. Date: 15th January 2026, Time: 12:00 noon to 5:00 PM. Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9XeET1s4scEeXZZM6 2. Organic Haat, Joibo Haat, AA II, Newtown, Kolkata, West Bengal 700156. Date: 15th February 2026 (Saturday), Time: 12:00 noon to 7:00 PM. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/1H9zZ4X6fKJ9L5rY7 Please bring one official ID of the participant to collect the Bib. If you are not the participant, please bring an authorization letter and ID proof (copy) of the person for whom you are collecting Bib and who is collecting. No Bib collection will be possible on the day of the Run.

We do not encourage this option. However, if it is absolutely needed, please bring an authorization letter and ID proof (copy) of the person for whom you are collecting Bib and who is collecting.

No. No bib will be delivered on the day of event (16th February, 2026).