On Wednesday a painting competition for children was organised at the Northern India International Trade Fair-2013 (NIITF).
The eight-day fair organised by India International Trade Event Organisation (IITEO) is attracting a steady flow of visitors. This is one common platform where shopping, advertisement, recreation and business combine, said director of IITEO Anita Roy. Roy said that the painting competition was organised in the fair for children with more than 100 kids participating in the competition. The themes of the competition were Uttarakhand disaster, environment protection and clean Doon beautiful Doon.
She said performance by Indian Idol fame Dheeraj, Jyoti and Ramesh was also appreciated by the gathering. Roy said, "We are organising this fair for the past 12 years. More than 300 stalls from banking, auto, real estate, tourism, agriculture, handicrafts, IT, health and other sectors are placed in the fair." The highlights of the fair this year are dog show and band performance by the Indo-Tibetan Police. A blood donation camp by IMA blood bank is also being held at the fair venue.
Ranging from Government departments and ministries, electronics, home appliances, furniture, interiors and exteriors, luxurious home needs, fashion, garment, jewellery, educational institutes and kitchen accessories, there’s something for everyone, she added. Media coordinator of NIITF Rohit Verma said that this trade fair is different from other trade fairs as one can find almost any product here. He also said that ITBP has displayed all equipments used at the time of rescue operation following the disaster experienced in Uttarakhand in June along with the photographs and video clips of the rescue operation. He also said that the food court in the fair is also different from others. One can also buy Bangladesh sarees at reasonable prices.