Chhayanath Rara municipality, the only municipality in Mugu district, has started running yoga sessions to create health awareness among the people.
The municipality has started organizing the yoga sessions in the light of the deteriorating health of the people with the objective of improving the lifestyle of its denizens.
Mayor Hari Jung Shahi said the municipality is running yoga sessions in partnership with the Gamgadhi Patanjali Yoga Committee. The municipality is providing the financial and technical support for this program.
Yoga sessions are held in all settlements from ward no 1 to 14 of the municipality under this program. Three-day yoga camp has been organized at all the settlements for creating public awareness on the importance of yoga for health, said Jaya Bahadur Malla, president of the Mugu District Patanjali Yoga Committee.