from June 15: GB Nagar gears up for week-long Int'l Yoga Day
GREATER NOIDA, May 30 -- Gautam Budh Nagar will observe the 11th International Day of Yoga on June 21 and a district-wide Yoga Week (June 15 to 20) in compliance with the AYUSH ministry guidelines, district officials said.
On Thursday, district magistrate (DM) Manish Kumar Verma in a preparatory meeting stressed on inter-departmental coordination to ensure all arrangements are in place. "We should aim for mass participation and a spirit of teamwork. Yoga sessions will be held in schools, colleges, panchayats, block and tehsil headquarters, and public parks ," the DM said.
The main International Yoga Day celebration on June 21 will be held from 6am to 8am at various locations including parks and public grounds across the district-from panchayat levels to block, tehsil, and district headquarters. Trained yoga instructors will supervise the sessions, officials said.
Special emphasis has been laid on organising yoga activities at culturally significant locations and scenic sites near rivers like Yamuna and Hindon, as well as lakes, ponds, and Amrit Sarovars.
Participants at Thursday's meeting included officials from ayurvedic and unani department, education department, and senior yoga instructors....
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