New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): On the event of the International Day of Yoga, the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) organized ‘Ghat Par Yoga’ on Wednesday at BSF Camp, Zero Pushta, Sonia Vihar in Delhi on River Yamuna, an official assertion mentioned.
Welcoming the members, G. Asok Kumar, DG, NMCG mentioned that as per the imaginative and prescient of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the International Day of Yoga is being noticed the world over to have fun this heritage of Indian tradition.
He mentioned that ‘Ghat Par Yoga’ is the Namami Gange initiative and several other Yoga classes are concurrently happening at numerous areas on the banks of River Ganga and its tributaries.
“The entire world is celebrating the International Day of Yoga today. It is a matter of great pride for the entire country that the world is acknowledging the cultural heritage and traditions of India,” DG Kumar mentioned.
DG, NMCG mentioned that Yoga is a Lifestyle for good well being and peace and ought to be practised on daily basis. “Like last year, lakhs of people are participating in ‘Ghat par Yoga’ activities at several locations across the Ganga basin,” he added.
A bunch of NGOs, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), Border Security Force (BSF), Ganga Task Force (GTF), volunteers from Ganga Vichar Manch, college students, kids and native individuals participated in giant numbers within the occasion which befell between 6 am to eight am.
The Yoga session was carried out by Yogini Meenakshi, a Yoga Teacher on the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The theme for this yr’s International Day of Yoga is ‘Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ encapsulating the collective aspiration for ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’.
G. Asok Kumar, Director General, NMCG, D.P. Mathuria, Executive Director (Technical), NMCG, Satya Prakash Vashishth, Executive Director (Admin.), NMCG and Bhaskar Dasgupta, Executive Director (Finance), NMCG additionally took half within the ‘Ghat Par Yog’ occasion in Delhi. More than 600 individuals participated within the occasion.
Under Namami Gange Programme, Yoga classes had been organized at greater than 75 areas throughout Ganga Basin. The actions had been additionally devoted to Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, to have fun the 75 years of Indian Independence.
Yoga specialists, Ganga Praharis, Ganga Mitras, Ganga Doots, college students, officers from district administration, native individuals and so forth. took half within the Yoga classes organized on the banks of River Ganga and its tributaries.
The occasions had been organized by way of District Ganga Committees, the district-level arm of NMCG. Ganga Task Force (GTF) additionally noticed International Day of Yoga in Prayagraj, Varanasi and Kanpur. GTF personnel and native individuals took half within the Yoga classes organised by the GTF. (ANI)