The annual Vasantotsav flower exhibition 2017 will be organised at the Raj Bhawan here on March 4 and 5. In addition to the floral exhibition cum competition, a first day cover based on the sacred and medicinal Badri Tulsi/Van Tulsi will also be released by the India Post on the occasion. On March 3, the governor is slated to address a Press conference to inform the media about the special features of this year’s Vasantotsav. These and other decisions were taken at a meeting chaired by Uttarakhand governor Krishan Kant Paul at the Raj Bhawan on Monday.
In the meeting presided over by the governor Krishan Kant Paul, it was decided that the governor will inaugurate the floral exhibition on March 4 at 11 AM . On the occasion, the governor will also issue a special postal cover after which the floral exhibition will be open for the general public from 12 PM to 6 PM. Entry will be totally free of cost for members of public on the occasion. later in the evening of the inaugural day, the state’s culture department will organise performances by folk artistes to display the rich cultural heritage of the state. On the second day, March 5, between 4 PM and 6 PM, the winners of various competitive categories in the floral exhibition cum competition will be felicitated by the governor. This will also mark the conclusion of the two-day Vasantotsav 2017, stated the officials.
With the intention of incorporating something new and more utilitarian in the event every year to make the event attractive and more meaningful, the governor said that such a shape will have to be given to this event that it develops into a admirable opportunity and platform for farmers, producers, customers and others related to the cultivation of flowers, aromatic and medicinal herbs and organic produce farming on a commercial basis, including those based in far off areas. Buyers from Delhi and other places should be invited to the event and they should be introduced to the producers which will help in enhancing the commercial viability of the efforts undertaken by the farmers, he said. The governor directed that the food court set at the event should have dishes made with Uttarakhand’s organic food grains, fruits and vegetables, adding that the special nutritive qualities and comparatively greater benefit derived from such organic produce also be displayed at the site.