Haryana gears up to celebrate yoga day

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Security has been beefed up in Haryana following inputs from intelligence bureau about possible terror attack on yoga day.

The Haryana Government will celebrate the third international yoga day at district level and sub division level on June 21. While Chief Minister Manohar lal would be the chief guest at district level function to be organised in Karnal, Ministers, Ministers of State, Chief Parliamentary Secretaries and MlAs would be chief guest at other district level functions.

The Chief Minister during the routine informal Cabinet meeting on Tuesday issued directions to ensure adequate security arrangements on the yoga day. The CM also reviewed arrangements made for various functions to be organized on the occasion of yoga day in Haryana.

After the meeting, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij, said directions have been issued to ensure maximum participation in various functions.

As many as 2,100 persons would participate in the functions to be organised at district level in the State. These include school and college children, scouts and guides, universities, yoga institutions, gurukuls, police personnel, NCC cadets and NSS, Nehru Yuva Kendras and general public.

Similarly, 500 persons in each sub-division would participate in the function. AYUSH yoga experts, patanjali yoga instructors, yoga teachers from schools and colleges, and Sport Department would guide and supervise the people performing yoga at various programmes.

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