New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): As a part of the nationwide celebrations of the twelfth International Day of Yoga 2026, the Ministry of Jal Shakti organised a Yoga Day programme at District Park, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, reaffirming its dedication to selling wellness, environmental stewardship, and sustainable residing.
The occasion mirrored the Government of India’s steady efforts to encourage yoga as a lifestyle and additional the imaginative and prescient of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose initiatives have performed a transformative function in making yoga a world motion selling well being, well-being, and concord with nature.
The programme was graced by VL Kantha Rao, Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, and Ashok KK Meena, Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.
The celebration witnessed enthusiastic participation from officers of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), allied departments, representatives of non-governmental organisations, volunteers related to weekly Yamuna cleansing drives, members of the Yamuna Task Force, faculty kids, youth teams, and stakeholders actively engaged in environmental conservation and river rejuvenation efforts.
A big-scale mass yoga session shaped the central characteristic of the occasion, emphasising the importance of yoga in attaining bodily health, psychological wellness, and interior steadiness. Participants from various backgrounds joined collectively to advertise a shared imaginative and prescient of wholesome residing and collective well-being.
As a part of the celebrations, a plantation drive was additionally undertaken underneath the nationwide marketing campaign ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’, reinforcing the message of nurturing nature and restoring ecological steadiness. The initiative highlighted the shut connection between particular person well-being and the well being of pure ecosystems. (ANI)