NMCG organized Ghat Par Yoga as a special campaign under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to mark the occasion of International Day of Yoga. The Central event was organized at BSF Kayaking Camp, Sonia Vihar, Zero Pushta, Delhi. The Yoga session was conducted by the Yogini Meenakshi, Yoga Teacher at Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Several yoga sessions were conducted at large scale in approximately 100 locations across the 5 Ganga Main Stem States. The campaign was led by Shri G. Asok Kumar, Director General NMCG.
At the States, District Administration, officials of SMCGs, Yoga Experts, Ganga Doots, Ganga Praharis, Ganga Task Force. Ganga Vichaar Manch, college students, youth groups and local community people joined the activities organized on Ghats and Ganga Grams on &near river banks of Ganga & its tributaries in large numbers. The events weer organized through the District Ganga Commiittees, the district arm of NMCG, for effective implementation of the Ganga specific activities in the Ganga Basin. Ganga Task Force observed International Day of Yoga in Prayagraj, Varanasi, Kanpur and other Districts. The theme for this years International Day of Yoga is Yoga for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam encapsulating the collective aspiration for One Earth,One Family,One Future.
