As many as about 10,000 participants will be performing the common protocol Yoga at six radials and the parks maintained by New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Wednesday. Ministry of AYUSH in concert with NDMC is organising International Yoga Day at lodhi Garden, Nehru Place, Talkatora Garden and Children’s Park at India Gate.
Union Minister for Urban development and Information Broadcasting, Venkaih Naidu will be the chief guest while Delhi lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be the guests of honour. The Member of Parliament Meenakshi lekhi will be the special guest of honour, the Chairman said.
NDMC Chairman Naresh Kumar said the programme will commence at 6 am in the morning and will proceed till 7.45 am. “Vehicular traffic at Connaught Place will be closed in the inner circle from night (11.00 pm) of June 19, 2017 till June 21, 2017 11.30 am for preparations and arrangements and for organising the event. However, shops and pedestrian traffic will remain open but no inner circle parking lots will be available”, he said.
“Vehicular traffic will be closed in the inner circle and middle circle on Tuesday whole day upto 11.30 am and Tuesday for the preparation purpose and parking in the inner radial circle will not be available”, the Chairman said.
“The Delhi Police and Traffic Police have been consulted in this regard. The Members of New Delhi Traders Associations (NDTA) have been associated and details of the execution of the event have been discussed and informed during the meeting held on June 6, 2017. An advisory regarding traffic regulations will be issued by traffic police and information in this regard will be displayed in advance at Connaught Place”, the Chairman added.
NDMC has made parking arrangements available at Shivaji Stadium Parking, Shanker Market, Fire Brigade lane underground parking of NDMC building, Jai Singh Road, Jantar Mantar and Jeevan Bharti building of Sansad Marg. Basic facilities and necessary civic arrangements will be provided at the event, he said.
The performance of Shiva Panch Akshra Stotram by Carolina Prada which depicts qualities of lord Shiva as the Adi Guru of Yoga and meditation and his attributes, will be the key attraction he said. Bhajan Performance by Sidarth Mohan from Art of living will perform two bhajans i.e. “Vashnav Jan and Raghu Pati Raghav Raja Ram”. Performance of Yoga and Oddissi Dance by Divyaang Students from Association for Performing Arts and Nomative Action (AlPNA) Divyaang Students of AlPNA, he added.
For vast effect of on people’s health, the NDMC in collaboration with Art of living, Pantajali Yoga Peeth and Moraji Desai National Institute of Yoga has also decided to continue yoga programme on a regular basis atleast 6 days in a week in the morning at lodhi Garden, Nehru Park and Talkatora Garden.