North Andhra districts gear up for the International Yoga Day

North Andhra districts — Vizianagaram/Parvatipuram/Srikakulam — are expected to play key role in the culmination day of Yogandhra with mobilization of more than one lakh people out of 3.3 lakh persons who would perform yoga on June 21, International Yoga Day celebrations being organized from Ramakrishna Beach to Bheemunipatnam Beach of Visakhapatnam.

Special Chief Secretary Health, Medical and Family Welfare and Yogandhra-2025 State Coordinator M.T Krishna directed the senior officials of North Andhra districts to strive hard to make the event as a grand success. According to him, the event would be a memorable one as all of them would practice yoga in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister N.Chandrababu Naidu all along the 26 km long beach road.

Mr. Krishna Babu felt that Healthy Andhra Pradesh would be a reality when people would practice yoga which would make them fit and protect them from many diseases. The government is also making arrangements for yoga day celebrations in every nook and corner of the State apart from the major event planned at RK Beach-Bhimili Beach.

Around 2.39 crore people registered their names in Yogandhra portal and they would practice yoga in the selected places of their respective villages, mandals and district headquarters. Parvatipuram Collector A. Shyam Prasad told The Hindu that 5,45,937 persons will practice yoga in several places including remote tribal areas of Gumma Lakshmipuram, Kurupam and other areas.

Vizianagaram Collector B. R. Ambedkar and Joint Collector Sedhu Madhavan said that as many as 660 buses had been arranged for the transport of people to Visakhapatnam. Mr. Sedhu Madhavan told The Hindu that as many as 9.63 lakh people will perform yoga in a professional manner in different places on June 21 as they were trained under professionals in the last one month.

Srikakulam Collector Swapnil Dinakar Pundkar said that yoga culture had spread very quickly with the collective efforts of the officials, members of various organizations. He said that 10,86,985 persons who registered their names would create a record on the international Yoga Day. Member of Art of Living Yarlagadda Geetha Srikanth said that many women would also take part in Yoga at RK Beach and several parts of Srikakulam districts with the increased awareness over the benefits of yoga. Ms. Geeta who caught the attention of the district administration with her yoga performance on water is keen to mobilize around 800 women from Visakhapatnam for the Big Day event at RK Beach of Visakhapatnam.