ITANAGAR, June 21: Along with the rest of the nation, 8th International Day of Yoga was also observed by the Itanagar Municipal Corporation in collaboration with the Department of Health & Family Welfare, here at Siddhartha Hall on Tuesday.
Along with the Mayor- Tame Phassang, Director- of Health Service Dr. M Lego, Corporators, Medical staff, and School children participated in the Yoga event.
Speaking on the occasion, Mayor briefed the gathering on how Yoga went global and with the noble effort of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 21 June has been adopted as the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations.
He also suggested the gathering especially students, and youths to do yoga in their daily life. We should not practice Yoga on a specially occasion or IDY but we should practice it daily and make it our routine. Moreover, along with physical exercise Yoga is also helpful for the mental peace that helps us to fade the depression and also to concentrate on our work as well as in studies for students, said Mayor.