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For promoting Yoga, District Administration to organise Half Marathon on October 14: ADC Amit Sareen

Ludhiana News: Underscoring the significance of Yoga in our lives, Additional Deputy Commissioner Major Amit Sareen today directed the yoga instructors enrolled under CM Di Yogshala initiative to create maximum awareness about this program so that maximum people can take advantage of this drive.

      He said that for promoting Yoga, District Administration to organise Half Marathon on October 14 (Saturday). He said that this marathon would start at 6:30 am from Nehru Rose Garden in Civil Lines, here, before culminating near Kali Mata Mandir on Hambran Road. He urged the city residents to participate in this marathon in large numbers.

      The ADC said that yoga was very essential for a fit body and sound mind. He said that every individual must practice yoga daily to remain fit and fine adding that this ancient way of life could act as a boon for all of us. He called upon the people of Ludhiana to participate in CM Di Yogshala program in huge numbers so that maximum awareness could be created among the masses with respect to making yoga an integral part of their lives.

      Major Amit Sareen further stated that the state government has issued a number 7669400500 wherein people can take benefit of free of cost yoga classes just by giving a missed call on this number. He further added that Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led state government has decided to provide yoga instructors to every nook and corner in the state and people can avail this facility by giving missed call on above said numbers.

      Meanwhile, he also directed the enrolled instructors to spread this message of yoga in the entire district as as to make this event a mass movement in Ludhiana.