A mega Yoga Camp by Western Command was organised in conjunction with the Chandigarh Administration to commemorate the Second International Yoga Day at Capitol Complex. Yogasanas and ‘pranayam’ were practiced in symphony as per the Common Yoga Protocol laid down by the Ministry of AYUSH. Over 5000 Army personnel along with their families and children participated in this mega event with huge fervor & gusto.
lt Gen KJ Singh, GOC-in-C, Western Command attended this historic event alongwith other civil and military dignitries.
The participant officers, JCOs, Jawans and their families, as well as children of Army Public School and Kendriya Vidyalaya, from the Chandimandir Military Station earlier undertook a special drive to train a core group of Yoga instructors for two weeks to further train the soldiers, their families and students of the entire Chandimandir Military Station for this great event alongwith other senior officers of Western Command.
Similar Yoga sessions were also organized at across the Military Stations and Cantonments of the Western Command. The large participation in this event indicates the grand success of the event across the entire Western Command Theater and will go a long way for spreading awareness amongst all personnel and their families.
After the International Yoga Day Program at the Capitol Complex Chandigarh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi proceeded to Air Force Station from where he was seen off by lt Gen KJ Singh GOC-in-C, Western Command alongwith other civil and military
diginatries.