Vizag to host national executive meet of YHAI today

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The city will be hosting the one-day national executive meeting of the Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI) on April 3 for the first time after almost 35 years, at Hotel Yatri Nivas, Appughar. About 30 executive members and office-bearers from various parts of the country will be attending the meet which is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, YHAI national chairman S. Venkat Narayanan said that the meet is being conducted for every three to four months, but since the last one year, they were not able to hold the programme due to COVID-19. He said that the main aim of the programme is to create awareness on the YHAI and promote awareness about the programmes and various activities, which it conducts every year. “In the meet, we would also discuss and take important decisions concerning the association and also come up with a plan over the activities to be organised in the coming days for various States,” he said.