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The Andhra Pradesh authorities has launched extended preparations for “Yogandhra 2026”, a statewide run to people the 12th International Day of Yoga connected June 21.
Registrations for the programme volition unfastened connected June 6 done a dedicated Yogandhra portal, with the authorities targeting information of 1 crore radical crossed the State’s 28 districts, according to a connection issued connected Friday.
Village and ward secretariats volition facilitate registrations and mobilise participants, portion district-level coordination volition beryllium handled by nodal officers of the AYUSH Department.
To enactment the initiative, the Health Department plans to physique a ample web of yoga trainers. About 5,600 Yoga Master Trainers volition bid astir 2.5 lakh instructors done district- and mandal-level programmes implicit 3 days. Each maestro trainer will, successful turn, bid astatine slightest 50 individuals to beforehand yoga astatine the grassroots level.
As portion of the run-up to International Yoga Day, 56 peculiar events volition beryllium organised crossed the 28 districts betwixt June 7 and June 20. The programmes volition beryllium held astatine salient tourist, spiritual and nationalist venues, too targeting circumstantial assemblage groups to promote wider participation.
The run volition beryllium formally launched connected June 7 astatine the historical Lepakshi Temple successful Sri Sathya Sai district, with Health, Medical and Family Welfare Minister Satya Kumar Yadav expected to instrumentality part. Simultaneous yoga sessions volition besides beryllium conducted astatine Manginapudi Beach successful Krishna district, Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park successful Tirupati and the Ontimitta Temple Complex successful YSR Kadapa district.
Special yoga sessions person been planned for constabulary unit successful NTR district, farmers successful Konaseema district, Anganwadi workers and wellness unit successful Annamayya district, and situation inmates successful East Godavari district. Similar programmes volition beryllium organised astatine large tourer and spiritual destinations, including Undavalli Caves, Annavaram, Haritha Rock Garden and the Srisailam Temple Complex.
To show preparations, the authorities has acceptable up a dedicated warfare country astatine the Health and Family Welfare Department office successful Mangalagiri. The 30-member squad comprises officials from the AYUSH Department, Health Department, National Health Mission, NTR Vaidya Seva Trust, Secondary Health Services and the Directorate of Medical Education.
Student engagement activities, including quizzes connected yoga and wellness, volition besides beryllium conducted. Officials said the inaugural is aimed astatine promoting steadfast lifestyles portion positioning Andhra Pradesh among the starring contributors to the nationwide International Yoga Day celebrations.
