A 12-day Sisir Saras, hosted by the Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS) under the Panchayati Raj Department, kicked off at the IDCO Exhibition Ground here on Friday.
Addressing a Press conference, Panchayati Raj Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo said that the main highlight of the Mela would be paper Mocha products from Puducherry, Wrought Iron from Uttar Pradesh and Tasar of Chhattisgarh. Besides, many handicrafts, handlooms, artifacts and traditional products of different States would be put up for display and sales during the expo, the Minister added. Notably, the district-level unit of ORMAS, District Supply and Marketing Society (DSMS), plays an active role in livelihood promotion and marketing Support to rural producer and artisans. Among others, PanchayatiRaj Secretary DK Singh and ORMAS Executive Director BN Das were present at the press meet.