Official reviews preps for Yoga Day; main event at KV Dham
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Varanasi: The city has started preparations for the
International Yoga Day
to be held on June 21. While several events including yoga sessions will be held across the district on the occasion, the main event be organised at the Kashi Vishwanath Dham.
The series of events to mark the Yoga Week ahead of the International Yoga Day will commence on June 15.
While reviewing the preparation for International Yoga Day on Saturday evening, district magistrate Satyendra Kumar sought all details of the events proposed to be organised during the Yoga Week. The Yoga Week will commence on June 15 and will conclude with the celebration of International Yoga Day on June 21.
After collecting details from the officials, including regional ayurvedic officer Dr Saroj Shankar Ram, the DM instructed the concerned officials for the completion of all the necessary preparations for the grand opening of Yoga Week at Namo Ghat on June 15.
Yoga sessions will also be conducted at all ghats. The main event on June 21 will be held at Kashi Vishwanath Dham, he added.
During Yoga Week, he said, yoga camps will be organised in all village panchayats and urban areas. Additionally, the district basic education officer and district inspector of schools were directed to conduct yoga sessions in schools daily. The chief medical officer was instructed to organise yoga at their health and wellness centres.
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Yoga organisations were encouraged to conduct daily yoga sessions at their designated locations, and issues being faced in organising yoga in rural areas were to be resolved.
The youth welfare officer was asked to coordinate with the Yuvak Mangal Dal members to train them in the yoga protocol for conducting yoga in each village.
Important among others, CDO Himanshu Nagpal, CMO, BSA, DIOS, BDO, and representatives from NGOs and yoga organisations were present at the meeting.
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