The ‘Fuhar Mela 2013’, being organized by the State Government at Bhopal Haat that began here on August 8 concluded with a lot of fervor on Tuesday.
On closing day of the mela, the people were seen shopping with great enthusiasm and usually a heavy crowd was also noticed in the evening. Especially, the ladies of the city were more captivated towards the fair as it has got different versions of female stuff.
The mela was being organised by Madhya Pradesh Panchayat and Rural Development Department. The Fuhar Mela 2013 brought varieties of special items from different regions of the country.
While talking to ‘The Pioneer’, in-charge of the fair Dinesh Tiwari said, “We organise such fairs not just for the people to enjoy shopping from various States but, such fairs provides a platform to the Self Help Groups (SHGs) working in different parts of the country.”
Moreover as the festive season is on the people got more inclined to shop the stuff. He further said that these groups are invited from different parts of the country to put up their stalls at Bhopal Haat almost every year.
Around 34 SHGs have participated in the fair displaying a collection from Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttrakhand and Chhattisgarh.
Usually the city of lakes got embellished with different traditions and cultures of the country under one roof at Fuhar Mela 2013 and people of the city enjoyed shopping there. A huge stuff for the festival of Raksha Bnadhan was the centre of attraction for the females.
A range of jute, cotton, handloom silk and much more was available at a reasonable price. It was a great experience for the shopaholics to explore different varieties of their choice at one place.