Kurukshetra (Haryana) [India], July 6 (HBTV): Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday inaugurated an Inland Container Depot in Dhirpur village of Thanesar subdivision in Kurukshetra district.

CM Saini highlighted the positive impact of the depot, stating that the development would significantly boost the state's economy and benefit farmers, entrepreneurs, and traders by expanding market access and generating employment.

‘Farmers, entrepreneurs, traders will benefit from this. Haryana's economy will grow... Our products will go to different places all over the world... This will create employment opportunities,’ Saini told reporters.

Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Saini, Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, and others participated in a yoga session in Kurukshetra, held under the guidance of Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev as part of the 11th International Day of Yoga. Saini said the state government has introduced a five-minute break in all offices to reduce stress and enhance productivity.

‘To reduce stress, we have announced a five-minute break in every office so that we can work again with new energy and strength... Everyone will implement this in the private sector as well,’ Saini said.

He further emphasised the state’s commitment to combating drug abuse through awareness programmes like cyclothons, marathons, and incentives for panchayats that maintain a drug-free status.

‘Whether it is a cyclothon or a marathon against drug abuse, we have made many panchayats drug-free. We also encourage sarpanches to make their villages and wards drug-free; we also give them incentives. Today, on the occasion of Yoga Day, we said Yoga Yukt aur Nasha Mukt Haryana,’ Saini added.

Yoga Guru Ramdev also addressed the gathering and said yoga has become a mass movement and should be integrated into daily life. He noted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a developed India by 2047 is grounded in the principles of yoga and urged citizens to practice it regularly.

‘Yoga has become a mass movement. Prime Minister's vision of making India a developed country by 2047, its basis, its foundation, is yoga. I would appeal to everyone to pledge to do yoga not only on June 21, but every day for at least 10–20 minutes. Yoga should become a way of our life,’ Ramdev said.

The 11th International Day of Yoga saw widespread participation across the country. The theme for this year, Yoga for One Earth, One Health, reflects India's vision of global wellness and underscores the interconnectedness of human and planetary health, inspired by the Indian ethos of Sarve Santu Niramaya (May all be free from disease).

(ANI)