A senior official from the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, is visiting Mysuru on April 29 to explore the possibility of holding the main event of International Day of Yoga-2022 in the Mysuru Palace surroundings or any other suitable venue in Mysuru, on June 21.
Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, New Delhi has written to State Chief Secretary P. Ravi Kumar about his visit to Mysuru as Mysuru MP Pratap Simha and Uttara Kannada MP Ananth Kumar Hegde had recently urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the IDY-2022 main event in Mysuru on June 21. “A need was felt to find the feasibility to hold the main event of IDY observation in Mysuru,” he said.
The official has requested the Chief Secretary to depute senior officers from the State government for a meeting in Mysuru on April 29 at noon. The meeting will focus on the site for the main mass yoga demonstration, availability of infrastructure, transportation facilities, accommodation, weather, event management, security etc. Kavita Garg, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, will also be present at the meeting.
