Chandigarh, June 23 -- Haryana Health and AYUSH Minister Arti Singh Rao on Sunday said that about seven lakh people participated in the yoga sessions held across the state on June 21 on the occasion of the 11thInternational Day of Yoga. Around 1,90,065 saplings were also planted statewide as part of the 'Harit Yoga' initiative on Saturday, she said.
The Minister said that the grand celebrations related to Yoga Day began in the State as early as May 27 and culminated on Saturday. Cumulatively, the activities saw the participation of 37.56 lakh people, making it one of the largest and most impactful yoga movements in the state's history and reinforcing the message of 'yoga yukt, nasha mukt Haryana', the Minister said.
Rao said that the main...