International Yoga Day to be observed in Madhya Pradesh

BHOPAL: The International Yoga Day will be observed in a grand manner at Lal Parade Ground here on June 21 with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan set to perform 'asanas' to mark the occasion.

The Madhya Pradesh government has made elaborate arrangements for making the event a grand success by ensuring presence of large number of students, an official release issued today said.

Students of class VII to XII of government and private schools, Ayurvedic, Unani, Homoeopathy, Allopathy, medical colleges, nursing colleges, agriculture colleges, veterinary colleges, engineering colleges, polytechnics, ITIs, B Ed/DEd/ BP Ed colleges and universities will participate in it.

The chief minister will also perform Yoga exercises along with others, it said. Yoga institutions, NSS & NCC cadets, police personnel, government servants, voluntary organisations, commercial and industrial establishments among others are also expected to participate in the event.

Yoga training for participants, who are likely to take part, has started at Government Yoga Centre, Shivaji Nagar. Besides, 31 Yoga institutions of Bhopal have also given consent to impart training.