Yoga is beneficial for all, says Anantapur Collector
The Collector along with Anantapur Urban MLA Daggubati Venkateswara Prasad, Joint Collector Narayan Sharma and others participated in the State-level Yogandhra campaign organised for differently-abled persons at the Police Parade Grounds on Saturday (June 14).
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Kumar said that a total of 2,300 persons with disabilities and pensioners took part in the yoga session. The Collector said that teachers and welfare department officials imparted special training on how to perform yogasanas for persons with disabilities. He thanked Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu for selecting Anantapur for the State-level campaign with differently-abled persons.
MLA Venkateswara Prasad said 5,000 people will participate in the yoga session to be held at the RDT Stadium on June 21 on the occasion of International Yoga Day.
Meanwhile, Nandyal Collector Rajakumari Gania participated in the mass demo yoga held at the Indoor Stadium in Nandyal as part of Yogandhra campaign.
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