ASOM BARTA
TEZPUR, June 15 : National Ayush Mission, Assam in collaboration with Sonitpur District Administration started off the first day of the “7 Day Countdown Program” in connection with the state-level celebration of the 10th International Day of Yoga 2024 on 21st June in Tezpur, by organising a yoga session today at the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (Borsola), Dhekiajuli.
The session started at 7 in the morning with the lighting of the lamp by Vice Chairman of Assam State Textbook Production and Publication Corporation Tulshi Borthakur accompanied by Circle Officer of Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Nayan Jyoti Pathak, Assistant Commissioner Barsha Talukdar, Block Development Officer of Barchalla Development Block Tanumoni Bhuyan and Ashram Administrator cum Yoga Trainer of the Art of Living Foundation, Guwahati Brahmachari Madhavanand. The focus area for today’s yoga event was “women empowerment” where around 150 students from KGBV (Borsola), Dhekiajuli participated. It is to be noted that a team from Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Frontier Headquarters Tezpur also took part in today’s event.
The welcome speech for the event was delivered by Superintendent cum Warden of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Ritumoni Das. At the end of the yoga session invited guest Shri Tulshi Borthakur, Vice Chairman of Assam State Textbook Production and Publication Corporation enumerated the benefits of yoga and its need in the present time and advised the students to practice yoga regularly. Later, Assistant Commissioner Barsha Talukdar and Block Development Officer of Barchalla Development Block Tanumani Bhuyan delivered motivational speeches on the importance of women empowerment.