Chief Secretary N Ravi Shankar held a meeting with senior officials at State Secretariat on Wednesday and reviewed the preparation of Independence Day celebrations.Chief Minister Harish Rawat would unfurl the national flag at Parade Ground on August 15. The CM would take salute from the marching contingents of State police, Para-military forces, PRD, Home Guard, NCC cadets and scout guides on the occasion and address the people.Presiding over the review meeting Shankar said a special sanitation drive would be undertaken in the State from August 8 to August 15. The school and college students would participate in ‘Prabhar Pheris’ on Independence Day. Sport activities, seminars, exhibition, debates and essay contests would be organised in the educational institutes on the day.
The Chief Secretary was informed that patriotic songs at all the major places of cities and towns would be played through audio systems. The department of culture would organise a Kavi sammelan on the eve of Independence Day at Town Hall. All the heads of Government offices would hoist the tri colour at 9 am on the day. Similarly all the Government offices would be illuminated on August 14 and 15. The CS has directed the officials to undertake a massive plantation drive at Tehsil, Block and Panchayat level on the day. The meeting was attended by Information Secretary Mohammed Shahid, Tourism Secretary Umakant Panwar, Secretary Irrigation Anand Vardhan, DG Information Vinod Sharma, Secretary administration PS Jangpangi and others.