The International Yoga Day was celebrated in various institutions across the State on Wednesday. At the ONGC headquarters a yoga camp was organised as per the directives issued from the Ministry of AYUSH. Executive directors Alok Misra, Subash Chandra and chief general manager Preeta Pant Vyas jointly inaugurated the camp.
Speaking on the occasion Misra said that the importance of Yoga has been accepted worldwide. Yoga is not a religion but a way of living that aims towards a healthy mind in a healthy body, he added.
At the Central Academy for State Forest Service (CASFoS), about 150 people including the director of forest education RP Singh, the academy principal Meera Iyer, faculty members and others participated in yoga practice along with ther family members. The occasion was also observed at the Forest Research Institute with employees, students and family members participating in yoga practice.
The occasion was also observed by the Confederation of Indian Industry, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Indian Institute of Petroleum and other institutions. Apart from these institutions, the Art of living Uttarakhand chapter saw participation of 6000 participants from different districts across the state. The event was celebrated at Ramnagar, Bazpur, Kashipur, Agastyamuni, Almora, Khatima and Sitarganj.