A two-day Jhumka Jal Mahotsava is going to kickstart at the tourist destination in Chhattisgarh’s Korea district on Tuesday.
Culture Minister Amarjeet Bhagat will inaugurate it while Home Minister and district in-charge Tamradhwaj Sahu will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony on Wednesday.
District Collector Vinay Kumar Langeh inspected the venue on Monday and took stock of the arrangements.
On day one, the stalls set up by various departments to detail the welfare schemes of the government will open.
A kite festival and a painting exhibition will be held at Jhumka Island. Presentation of melodious songs by Chhattisgarhi artist Aaru Sahu and other cultural presentations will be the highlights in the afternoon.
Chhattisgarhi artist Sunil Manikpuri and Odissi dancer Purnashree Raut will perform in the evening.
There will be attractive performances by Chhattisgarhi artist Anuj Sharma and Bollywood artist Vinod Rathore on the inaugural day.
Performances by Chhattisgarhi artists Sanjay Surila and Sunil Soni, Sufi artist Nasir Ninder and Bollywood singer Sukhbir Singh will figure on the concluding day.