POWERGRID organizes 8th International Day of Yoga celebration at Rakhigarhi

By Newsdesk June 21, 2022 20:31

New Delhi, June 21 Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of Power in association with Ministry of Ayush, celebrated the 8^th International Day of Yoga-2022, with fervour and enthusiasm at Rakhigarhi, Hisar, Haryana. Hundreds of students and local public participated in this mega effort of practicing Yoga together in the esteemed presence of Chief Guest, Krishan Pal Gurjar, Minister of State for Power & Heavy Industries apart from Jaideep Arya, Chairman, Haryana Yoga Commission, Dr. Priyanka Soni, Deputy Commissioner, Hisar, Haryana, Vikas Yadav, SDM, Narnaund and V. K. Singh, Director (Personnel), POWERGRID.

Rakhigarhi is one of the 75 iconic sites selected by Government of India for conducting mass yoga session as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. During the event, the address by Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi was telecasted live from Mysuru through LED screens among the populace.

Speaking on this occasion, Krishna Pal Gurjar said that Yoga is an important part of our lives and commended the initiative of spreading the message of Yoga among masses. The event witnessed participation of large gathering of students from different schools of Rakhigarhi. A. K. Mishra, ED, NR-I, POWERGRID, L. S. Negi, CGM (HR), R. P. Sinha, Sr. GM, HR and other senior dignitaries were also present during the event.