Over 5,000 participate in yoga camp at Madanapalle

District Collector inaugurates Yogandhra yoga camp with over 5,000 participants, emphasizing health benefits and importance of physical activity.

District Collector Sridhar Chamakuri inaugurated an impressive yoga camp at BT College Grounds on Wednesday. Over 5,000 yoga enthusiasts from across the Annamayya district attended the camp. The event was held under the government’s flagship initiative, ‘Yogandhra.’

Addressing the participants, the Collector said that integrating yoga into daily life helps protect one’s health, but it also guides a person to adopt a disciplined regime in social, personal, and professional life. “Make yoga a regular part of your daily routine. It not only boosts the physical stamina of the practitioner but also sharpens mental clarity,” the Collector said.

Highlighting the increase in lifestyle diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and various disorders due to a lack of physical activity. The Collector said: “The world is advancing rapidly, and our dietary habits are deteriorating. We need to incorporate fitness into our daily regime, be it yoga, walking, any sport, or a game.”

Referring to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Collector stressed the importance of maintaining strong immunity. He asked senior citizens and women to visit the public parks in Madanapalle for morning walks and yoga. He instructed the local police to create safe environs for morning walkers, particularly women. “If necessary, we can even create separate grounds for women,” he said.

The Collector congratulated Joint Collector Adarsh Rajendran, Sub Collector Megha Swaroop, and the HoDs of various departments for meticulous planning and execution of the event.