Fading tourist spots turn lively with yoga camps in Vizianagaram

Participants of a yoga camp at Chintapalli beach of Vizianagaram district on Friday.

District Collector B.R. Ambedkar and Joint Collector Sedhu Madhavan’s initiative to organise yoga camps at tourist locations in the district turned fruitful with many enthusiasts turning up in scores to participate.

The district administration organised a yoga camp at the Chintapalli beach, which became less popular among tourists, in Pusapatirega mandal on Friday. The camp attracted around 1,000 persons who had come from different places.

Mr. Ambedkar said that yoga camps would also be organised at Thatipudi reservoir and other places in a phased manner till 21 June. He urged people to practice yoga everyday to have peace of mind and for physical fitness which is needed to overcome work stress and other challenges in life. Mr. Madhavan thanked the participants for coming all the way to the beach in the early hours.

The administration had also recently organised a mega yoga camp at the famous Ramanarayanam temple.

In may be mentioned here that the State government launched a month-long Yogandhra programme in the run up to the International Yoga Day celebrations on June 21 in Visakhapatnam.

Published - June 06, 2025 07:10 pm IST