The stretch of Janapath from Master Canteen Square to the Ram Mandir would be virtually turned into an open pandal for entertainment, yoga, education and healthcare programmes with the Government deciding to conduct ‘Raahagiri’ on it from 6 am to 10 am on Sunday (January 17).
With the message Road is ours, not of vehicles, Raahagiri would be organised every Sunday jointly by the BDA and the BMC for promotion of environment and culture.
According to plan finalised at a meeting held under chairmanship of Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Chandra Panda here on Monday, vehicles will not be allowed on the stretch during the four-hour period. “The road will witness people walking, cycling, skating and doing yogasans. Besides, singers and dancers will be seen performing with musical instruments, painters drawing colourful pictures and doctors examining denizens’ healt.
The market scene would come alive from the morning as it has been decided that shopkeepers would be requested to open their counters from 6 am and there would be food courts.
While yoga and health checkup camps would be organised by the AYUSH Directorate, song and dance programmes would be presented by the Sangeet-Natak Mahavidyalay and the Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra Odissi Research Centre, respectively. The KIIT University would provide musical bands.