Adivasi Mela 2015, a fair of tribal culture and crafts, would be organised for a fortnight at the Adivasi Padia here from January 26. ST and SC Development Secretary Surendra Kumar informed this at a Press conference here on Thursday. He said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would inaugurate the fair at 6 pm on January 26. The fair would continue till February 9, he said.
He said the main objective of the fair is to exhibit and promote tribal culture, tradition, lifestyle and arts and crafts besides sale of their products. An ambience of tribal village and haat would be created and a total of 164 stalls would be opened to showcase tribal crafts and products. Besides, cultural shows on tribal dance and music would be organised every evening during the mela.
The Secretary said a watch tower would be erected and 32 CCTV cameras would be installed at different locations for surveillance purposes. Among others, Academy of Tribal languages and Culture (ATlC) Member Secretary Prof AB Ota and Joint Secretary Rajashree Mohanty were present.