Tight security arrangements have been made around Capitol Complex in Chandigarh where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will been seen participating in International Yoga Day 2016.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday night arrived in Chandigarh to participate in the second International Yoga Day celebrations that begin on Tuesday.
He was received at the airport by Punjab and Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki, who is also UT Chandigarh's Administrator, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar, official sources said. The Prime Minister will stay at Punjab Raj Bhawan, they said.
Modi will join 30,000 people for the second International Yoga Day celebrations in Chandiagrh on Tuesday to be held amid tight security. He will lead the celebrations at Capitol Complex, designed by French architect Le Corbusier.
Over 30,000 people - 10,000 each from the Union Territory Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana - will take part in the event at Capitol Complex and 10,000 at over 100 other locations across the city.
Sculptures made from waste, depicting yoga asanas, have been installed at Capitol Complex. The sculptures have been made from waste material like ceramic tiles, broken crockery which have been the highlight of Rock Garden.
The Union Territory Administration has decided to felicitate best Yoga performers with cash prizes.
Yoga enthusiasts can upload their videos while performing 'asanas' and send them to facebook.com/iydchd2016 or tweet with #IYDCHD2016.
The first, second and third prize winners will get Rs 10,000, Rs 8,000 and Rs 5,000 respectively, officials said.
A selfie zone has also been set up at the venue.
Tight security arrangements have been put in place. More than 5,000 police and paramilitary personnel will keep a hawk-eye vigil to secure the venue.
For the first time, 150 Divyangs, a nomenclature coined by Modi for differently-abled people, would be assisted in performing yogic asanas at the Capitol Complex
(With PTI inputs)
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