The three-day annual State-level children’s festival Suravi-2014 will begin at the Unit- IX Government Boys’ High School here from Wednesday.
The School and Mass Education Department will host the festival. The extravaganza for kids will kick-start with a cycle rally from Forest Park to the venue. This year, the festival’s highlight will be a special book exhibition for children by the National Book Trust. “Awareness campaign on various issues like health and hygiene will be organsied in the festival,” said Odisha Primary Education Programme Authority (OPEPA) Director Mahendra Kumar Mallick in a Press release.
About 2,500 students selected from various competitions at the block and district levels over a period of one month would take part in the event. A number of events such as essay and slogan writing, song, dance and so on will take place. Besides, the students will take part in a series of competitions such as art, craft, debate, dance, song and drama centred on various themes.
Every year, the festival starts from November 12 with the third and final day coinciding with the Children’s Day. A preparatory meeting to this effect was held under the chairmanship of School and Mass Education Secretary Usha Padhee on Tuesday.