Deccan Chronicle

CITY MAY HOST YOGA DAY MAIN EVENT

More than 5,000 youths taking part at different venues

- DC CORRESPOND­ENT HYDERABAD, MARCH 10

The Centre has shortliste­d four cities — Jaipur, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Mysore — for holding the main function of Internatio­nal Yoga Day this year. Ayush Department has started yoga training programmes for youth since February, said the in-charge of the department Dr. Rajender Reddy.

Ayush department in Telangana has started yoga training programmes for youth since February, stated the incharge of the department Dr Rajender Reddy.

A detailed informatio­n has been sought by the Ayush department at the Central-level from Hyderabad regarding the preparatio­ns for the internatio­nal Yoga Day, as in 2017, the participat­ion had increased tremendous­ly with more than 5,000 people taking part in different venues.

The Ayush department had successful­ly carried out the programmes in districts also due to which Telangana had been recognised by the Centre.

“We are ready if the Centre decides to host the main function of Internatio­nal Yoga Day on June 21 in Hyderabad. We have already begun our training programmes in the city and also the districts. We are also targeting the smallest mandals and are initiating programmes at that level too,” Dr Reddy explained.

The Centre has shortliste­d four cities — Jaipur, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Mysore for the main function. These four names will now be sent to the Prime Minister’s Office to finalise one city for the main venue.

THE CENTRE has shortliste­d four cities — Jaipur, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Mysore — for the main function of Internatio­nal Yoga Day on June 21.

THESE FOUR names will now be sent to the Prime Minister’s Office to finalise one city for the main venue.

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