Rehearsal bares shortcomings

Ramkrishan Upadhyay

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 19

The full dress rehearsal held for the International Day of Yoga event, to be organised at the Capitol Complex on June 21,exposed shortcomings in the preparations today. However, in terms of participation, the UT Administration succeeded in  putting up an impressive show.

There was a traffic jam after the  event, which caused  harassment to the public.

More than 30,000  people  from Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, including those from the ITBP, defence forces, PU divyangs, various yoga foundations and the few selected from yoga orientation training camps, participated in the rehearsal. 150 divyangs also performed asanas  at the venue. Technical glitches in LED  screens put up at the venue and inaudible speakers marred the show.

Some participants were unable to perform yoga in sync with the others. The full dress rehearsal was organised to test the preparations for the mega event, to be attended by PM Modi. Students were given medical assistance after they complained of uneasiness during the rehearsal. Ajit Balaji Joshi, Deputy Commissioner, said overall the performance was satisfactory.

The minor issues which were faced would be sorted out. The LED screens installed at the venue were supposed to show the event  live, but these failed to  do so for half an hour. The management regarding transportation was satisfactory  The rehearsal got over at 8.15 am.