U’khand to establish 2 new hill cities as centres of yoga, Ayurveda & spirituality
Dhami launches Yoga policy at Bharadisain on International Day of Yoga
PIONEER NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
The Uttarakhand government will establish two new cities in the mountainous areas of the State and develop them as centres of yoga, Ayurveda and spirituality. An announcement in this regard was made by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at the State level programme on the occasion of International Day of Yoga at Bharadidain, Gairsain in Chamoli district on Saturday. The CM while formally launching the Yoga policy of the State declared that the State government will soon set up one spiritual economic zone each in Garhwal and Kumaon divisions to promote Ayurveda and naturopathy, yoga and spiritual tourism in the State. He said that major groups, spiritual gurus and institutions working in the field of wellness from all over the world will be invited here.
Extending his best wishes on the 11th International Day of Yoga, the CM said that the presence of all the foreign guests will give global recognition to this event and Bharadisain, the summer capital of Uttarakhand which apart from being bestowed by nature is also a centre of rich cultural heritage.
Terming Uttarakhand as a land of yoga and spirituality, the CM said that the state government has implemented the country’s first Yoga Policy -2025 with an objective of establishing Uttarakhand as the global capital of yoga and wellness. He said that the state government is determined to establish five new yoga hubs in the state by 2030.
The CM said that yoga establishes complete harmony between our mind, soul and body. Along with keeping the body healthy, yoga provides inner peace, mental balance and spiritual stability to human life.
Dhami said that yoga is working to bind the entire world together by becoming a bridge of global unity, harmony and brotherhood. The CM added that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given yoga a new identity on the world stage by making it a mantra of global connectivity and health of humanity.
He also released a booklet based on the Yoga policy and planted an apple tree in the Vidhan Sabha premises under the programme ‘ek vriksha, Yoga ke naam’.
Earlier on the day, the CM interacted with the local people and students in Bharadisian.
State Health minister Dhan Singh Rawat, the ambassador of Mexico in India Federico Salas, the high commissioner of Fiji in India Jaganath Sammi, the ambassador of Nepal Shankar Prasad Sharma, the ambassador of Surinam in India Arunkoemar Hardien, ambassador of Mongolia in India Ganbold Dambajav, the deputy head of mission in the embassy of Latvia in India Marks Deitons, minister counsellor in embassy of Sri Lanka Laxmendra Dissanayake, secretary first in Russian embassy in India Christiania Ananeena and secretary third Katerina Lazareva and officers of the State administration performed Yoga under the guidance of Swami Bharat Bhushan.
