The 8th International Yoga day was celebrated at GC CRPF Campus, Bhubaneswar on Tuesday morning.
IG Odisha Sector CRPF SK Mohanty graced the occasion as the chief guest and also attended Yoga session with other force personnel of the CRPF campus.
Addressing the participants, Mohanty spoke at length regarding the importance yoga in nourishing physical and mental will-being and how it helped in difficult Covid times for maintaining a healthy body and mind of most of force personnel.
He also spoke about the importance of yoga as a panacea to eliminate stress in the life of force personnel due to their nature of duties and stressful life they live.
He concluded by emphasizing that all force personnel should embrace Yoga in their life and inspire their family members to do so.
On the occasion, CRPF troopers participated in an awareness drive in the length and breadth of Odisha with the message 'Yoga for Humanity' including in Bhubaneswar, Konark, Puri and remote places of Nuapada, Kalahandi and Kandhamal districts.