The five-day Gopalpur beach festival was inaugurated at the beach on Wednesday amid colourful cultural programmes.
Higher Education Minister Pradeep Kumar Panigrahi, All MlAs of Ganjam district, Army Air Defence (AAD) College Commandant lt General Cornel Rajiv Bhatia, State Tourism Secretary Arabinda Padhee, Brahmapur Development Authority (BDA) Chairman Subash Moharana, Brahmapur Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor K Madhabi, Gopalpur NAC Chairman A Mahalaxmi and Ganjam District Hotel Association president Er Uma Shankar Panigrahy graced the inaugural ceremony.
Sand art exhibition, Pallishree mela organised by ORMAS, handicraft and handloom fair and a food mela on the beach were inaugurated in the evening. The AAD college Gopalpur also organised an exhibition on the beach to demonstrate the equipments and weapons used for our Air Defence.