PANAJI
Like in the past years Goa is set to celebrate ‘World Yoga Day’ on June 21 with the main event to be held at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee stadium at the Taleigao plateau from 6.30 am.
A major event will also be held in each of the 12 talukas of the State.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant who addressed a press conference to unveil the ‘Yoga Day’ schedule said he himself will participate in the programme from 6.30 am at the SPM stadium which is being organised by the State government in association with the Patanjali Yoga Samiti.
Ministers and MLAs will attend the events in their respective talukas, Sawant said, even as he appealed to the general public to join in and make yoga a part of their lives.
According to Sawant, himself an AYUSH professional, Yoga can help arrest the rise of non-communicable diseases like diabetes and hypertension, incidence of which is rapidly rising in the State.
He said, along with yoga, the State government is also planning to promote the awareness on the benefits of including millet in regular diets.
