India, Feb. 15 -- Students, foresters, birders, nature lovers, and others gathered for a walkathon that was flagged off from the 1090 crossing at Gomti Nagar and culminated at the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden on Saturday morning. The event was organised to focus on the conservation of nature and different bird species.

The star attraction ahead of the walkathon was a performance by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police's George Band. The members presented a number of soulful songs, including Sandese Aate Hain from the film Border (1997), mesmerising everyone present.

Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) Sunil Chaudhary said, "We have divided the UP Nature and Bird Festival into three parts. We held the festival in Gonda on In...