Five-day Yercaud festival from May 12
Special Correspondent
SALEM, May 05, 2018 00:00 IST
The annual summer festival and the flower show in the hill station of Yercaud will be held from May 12 to 16.
Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami will inaugurate the five-day festival on May 12, in the presence of Ministers Dindigul C. Srinivasan (Forest), Vellamandi N. Natarajan (Tourism) and R. Duraikannu (Agriculture).
District Collector Rohini R. Bhajibhakare held preliminary discussion with the officials on the successful holding of the event at the Collectorate on Thursday.
Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Bhajibhakare said that all efforts have been taken for holding the summer festival in a fitting manner.
The Horticulture Department has taken steps to decorate the Anna Park with more than one lakh flowers for the flower show. Moreover, fruit show and vegetables decoration show will also form part of the festival.
The achievements of various government departments will be showcased through a special camp on all the five days. The Animal Husbandry Department will organise dog show, the Integrated Child Development Programme will conduct healthy baby contest, traditional food contest, and the Mahalir Thittam rangoli contest. Tourism Department will conduct various competitions for tourists.
The Collector directed the officials to take steps for keeping the hill station clean and tidy and garbage-free on the festival days to welcome the tourists and also create infrastructure, medical, drinking water and other facilities. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation will operate special buses from different parts of western districts to Yercaud. She said that the usage of plastic bags and other articles have already been banned on the hill station and called upon the tourists to make the annual event a plastic-free festival.
The Forest Department has taken steps for distributing about one lakh saplings free of cost to the visiting tourists during the festival days.
R. Sukumar, District Revenue Officer, R. Sadheesh, Corporation Commissioner, Arul Jothi Arasan, project director, M. Prabhu, deputy director of horticulture, Janarthanan, District Tourist Officer and others were present.
Special Correspondent
SALEM, May 05, 2018 00:00 IST
The annual summer festival and the flower show in the hill station of Yercaud will be held from May 12 to 16.
Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami will inaugurate the five-day festival on May 12, in the presence of Ministers Dindigul C. Srinivasan (Forest), Vellamandi N. Natarajan (Tourism) and R. Duraikannu (Agriculture).
District Collector Rohini R. Bhajibhakare held preliminary discussion with the officials on the successful holding of the event at the Collectorate on Thursday.
Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Bhajibhakare said that all efforts have been taken for holding the summer festival in a fitting manner.
The Horticulture Department has taken steps to decorate the Anna Park with more than one lakh flowers for the flower show. Moreover, fruit show and vegetables decoration show will also form part of the festival.
The achievements of various government departments will be showcased through a special camp on all the five days. The Animal Husbandry Department will organise dog show, the Integrated Child Development Programme will conduct healthy baby contest, traditional food contest, and the Mahalir Thittam rangoli contest. Tourism Department will conduct various competitions for tourists.
The Collector directed the officials to take steps for keeping the hill station clean and tidy and garbage-free on the festival days to welcome the tourists and also create infrastructure, medical, drinking water and other facilities. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation will operate special buses from different parts of western districts to Yercaud. She said that the usage of plastic bags and other articles have already been banned on the hill station and called upon the tourists to make the annual event a plastic-free festival.
The Forest Department has taken steps for distributing about one lakh saplings free of cost to the visiting tourists during the festival days.
R. Sukumar, District Revenue Officer, R. Sadheesh, Corporation Commissioner, Arul Jothi Arasan, project director, M. Prabhu, deputy director of horticulture, Janarthanan, District Tourist Officer and others were present.
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