Chandigarh:- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join 30,000 people for the second International Yoga Day celebrations here tomorrow to be held amid tight security, with participants being radio tagged to track their movements.
Modi will lead the celebrations at Capitol Complex, designed by French architect Le Corbusier.
He is expected to arrive here tonight and participate in a mass demonstration of Common Yoga Protocol.
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.
“All arrangements are in place for tomorrow’s International Yoga Day event,” said Chandigarh Home Secretary Anurag Aggarwal.
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.
Several LED screens have been put up at the venue, besides 300 prefabricated bio-toilets and over 300 dustbins.
Entry to the venue will start at 4 am and close by 5:30 am through designated entry points. While the main event will begin at 6.30 am, the Common Yoga Protocol will start at 7 am and last for 45 minutes.
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.
MeT department here has forecast little possibility of rains but sudden thundery developments are possible.
“There is little possibility of rain tomorrow. However, sudden thundery development may take place,” Chandigarh MeT Department Director, Surinder Paul said today. .
PTI
