The weeklong Hawkers Food Festival is capturing the attention of the foodies of the city and a huge crowd is observed at the fest tasting the delicious variety of food items. Here on Thursday, Home Minister Babulal Gaur visited the Hawkers Food Festival and took the pleasure of appetizing food items.
Further, MlA Vishwas Sarang, Surendra Nath Singh and BMC Chairman Kailash Mishra also visited the fest. Notably, the Hawkers Food Festival being organised by BMC to enhance the livelihood of hawkers by promoting and marketing their food is evoking a good response.
To make the fest more enjoyable daily cultural programmes are being organised. Moreover, the play corner for the kids has become the centre of attraction for the children. Here on Thursday, Rib Rock Band gave a marvelous performance and a crowd of 20,000 visitors witness the rocking performance at the food fest. College and school students visited the fest to enjoy the weather along with the food.
Notably, 200 hawkers are serving the delicacies in the festival to the Bhopal foodies. Further, keeping in view the arrival of monsoon, the most loved snack of the season Hot Corn is also being served at the hawker’s festival and is in much demand. Other than this, delicacies of various regions like Rajasthani, Punjabi, Chinese, Mughlai, and more. Not only this, the famous tea stalls of the city are serving their special chai at the fest and this beverage is in the top list of the foodies. Cool drinks like Coconut water and fruit juices are also available at the hawker’s food fest.
Moreover, the BMC has left no stone unturned in providing better facilities to the visitors at the fest. The officials concerned are keeping a keen eye over the necessary arrangements at the Hawkers Food Festival to provide the foodies maintaining the quality. Further, a control room is also installed at the venue to carry out the arrangements properly including proper lighting and drinking water. Moreover, to maintain a proper cleanliness the rag pickers are always present there. The fest will conclude here on July 13.