IYD: ITBP jawans perform yoga on banks of high-altitude lake

ITBP troops, including 25 newly inducted women personnel, today performed yoga on the banks of Pangong Tso lake, situated at a height of 14,400 ft in Leh, to mark International Yoga Day (IYD).
A total of 125 jawans and officers of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police undertook the exercise near the high-altitude location in Jammu and Kashmir where they are deployed as part of their task to secure the Sino-India border.
"Twenty-five women personnel who were recently inducted for border guarding duties also participated in the programme for the first time," a force spokesperson said.
Personnel of paramilitary CISF held these exercises at various locations in the country including at various civil airports that they guard.

The force also organised an event for all the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) at Connaught Place here.
Forces like Border Security Force, Sashastra Seema Bal and Central Reserve Police Force also held the IYD events at multiple locations in the country where they are deployed, including in anti-Naxal operations theatre.
A total of 1,190 commandos of the elite National Security Guard (NSG) also held the Yoga session at their garrison in Manesar near here.