Civic bodies, corpns lead with yoga session on campuses

Lucknow: Campuses of corporations were abuzz with celebration of
International Yoga Day
as staff members held and participated enthusiastically in yoga sessions, in the city on Saturday.
At Lucknow Municipal Corporation headquarters, yoga session was conducted in presence of chief guest Mayor Sushma Kharkwal.
Senior BJP member and former MLC Jai Prakash Chaturvedi was present at the session, which began with traditional chanting and warm-up exercises, followed by guided yoga.
Various postures such as Tadasana, Vajrasana, Bhujangasana, Anulom-Vilom and Kapalbhati were demonstrated along with explanation of their benefits.
Kharkwal said, "Yoga is a priceless gift of our culture that enhances physical health and mental peace and we should make it a part of our daily routine."
She credited PM Narendra Modi for promoting yoga globally.
Deputy chairman Girish Gupta, deputy leader of corporators Sushil Tiwari 'Pammi', municipal commissioner Gaurav Kumar, additional commissioners Lalit Kumar, Arvind Rao and Namrata Singh, general manager of jal kal department Kuldeep Singh, and chief tax assessment officer Ashok Singh, attended along with corporators, staff and citizens. The event concluded with a collective pledge to promote yoga.
Meanwhile, BSNL's UP (East) Circle hosted a yoga camp at its Telecom Colony in Aliganj. Chief general manager Arun Kumar Garg led the session, encouraging employees and their families to integrate yoga into daily life for better health and balance. Key participants included senior BSNL officials K K Singh, Manish Kumar, Rajeev Chandel, Zafar Iqbal and Rajneesh Jaiswal and Members of telecom women welfare organisation and chairperson Jyoti Garg.
In the session held on Moti Mahal lawn, organised by Royal Group of Hotels in collaboration with Jashn-e-Azadi Samiti, Bhartiya Adarsh Yoga Sansthan and social awareness group Aadaab Arz Lucknow, Rajya Sabha MP Dinesh Sharma was chief guest. Yoga guru Sri Krishna Dutt Mishra conducted the session.

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