The city of lakes is flourishing with different attractive melas and fairs.
From the last few months Bhopalites are enjoying the summer melas in the city. This time the city is embedded with Regional Saras Mela at Bhopal Haat.
This annual mela is organised by State Panchayat and Rural Development Department. There is an exquisite collection of dress materials, jewellery, leather, food items, terracotta and much more. The self-employed artisans have participated in the mela.
It is to be noted that Saras Mela is organised each year, to promote the self- employed artisans living under poverty line. With the help of such oppurtunities offered by government they get a chance to display their products. Various Self Help Groups (SHGs) from across the country have participated in the regional saras mela.
SHGs artisans from different parts of the country have arrived in the mela to display and sale their products. It is noteworthy that these artisans earn the profit of sale directly from the customers.
There is also a high range of cotton bed-sheets, dress materials and pickle from Andhra Pradesh, Terracotta from Haryana, Kosa Silk from Chhattisgarh, traditional jewellery, mojris and jutis from Rajasthan, handicraft products of bamboo tree and roasted wheat from Maharashtra, Kashmiri dress materials from Jammu and Kashmir, imitation jewellery and toys from Manipur, leather shoes from Punjab.
The mela shares a major collection from Madhya Pradesh. A variety of Chanderi dress material, sarees, bed-sheets, terracotta, bagh print, jute and leather materials like purses and hand bags. The Regional Saras Mela is capturing the attention of the local people as well as the tourists’ visiting Bhopal.