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The 12th International Day of Yoga was observed crossed Visakhapatnam territory connected Sunday with information from authorities departments, acquisition institutions, nationalist assemblage undertakings, defence establishments, payment hostels and correctional institutions, underscoring the increasing acceptance of yoga arsenic a instrumentality for carnal and intelligence well-being.
The district-level Yogandhra programme, primitively planned astatine R.K. Beach and shifted to Sagarika Convention Hall owed to dense rain, was attended by Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha. Addressing participants, the Home Minister said that the State government’s nonsubjective was to physique a healthier Andhra Pradesh and urged radical to marque yoga an integral portion of their regular lives. She highlighted the fortnight-long Yogandhra run organised crossed the State and described yoga arsenic India’s invaluable acquisition to the world.
Government Whip P. Ganababu, Gajuwaka MLA and TDP AP State president Palla Srinivasa Rao, District Collector M. Abhishikth Kishore, Police Commissioner Shankhabrata Bagchi, GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg, Joint Collector Gobbilla Vidhyadhari and Andhra University Vice-Chancellor G.P. Raja Sekhar participated successful the event, which featured wide yoga demonstrations and a felicitation programme for yoga teachers and contention winners.
Defence and maritime establishments besides marked the occasion. Around 400 unit and household members participated successful a yoga league organised by the Indian Coast Guard. Additional Director General Donny Michael emphasised the relation of yoga successful maintaining fitness, reducing accent and promoting steadfast ageing.
At Hindustan Shipyard Limited, employees observed the time successful enactment with the taxable “Yoga for Healthy Ageing”. Chairman and Managing Director (Additional Charge) Capt. Ganti Venkateswarlu encouraged employees to follow yoga arsenic a lifelong practice.
The observance extended to the Central Prison, Visakhapatnam, wherever astir 1,200 inmates and 80 unit members participated successful yoga and meditation sessions. Superintendent M. Mahesh Babu said yoga contributed to rehabilitation by promoting discipline, affectional equilibrium and affirmative behavioural change.
Educational and payment institutions besides joined the celebrations. Heartfulness meditation and yoga sessions were organised successful Social Welfare Department hostels, including boys’ and girls’ hostels astatine Bheemunipatnam. Deputy Director K. Rama Rao and representatives of the Heartfulness Society interacted with students, highlighting the relation of yoga and meditation successful improving concentration, intelligence wellness and liable citizenship.
Officials said the district-wide observance reflected the corporate committedness of institutions and citizens towards healthier lifestyles done yoga.
