The three-day Chitrakot Mahotsava - 2014 will be organised near the world famous Chitrakot Waterfall from February 26. The Mahotsava will be inaugurated by District Panchayat president lachchuram Kashyap.
Bastar collector Ankit Anand said that every evening a series of cultural programmes would be organised. At the inaugural function on February 26, Awasar Events will present cultural programme “Man Ke Angana” and in the evening, a special sponsored programme by South Central Area Cultural Centre Nagpur and Tourism Board will be held.
On the second day of the Mahotsava evening Sri Prasad Films will present cultural programmes and after that special programme will be presented by the artistes of South Central Area Cultural Centre Nagpur and Tourism Board. In the evening, Mumbai’s Sa-re-ga-ma-pa-Indian Idol singer will perform.
On the concluding day, the artistes of South Central Area Cultural Centre Nagpur will perform and the Tourism Board will present special sponsored programme. Besides, Garima Swarna Diwakar will perform through Awasar Events.
In addition to these programmes, adventure sports will be organised on the Mahotsava premises, with the assistance of different sports unions and District Olympic Association, mainly kabaddi competition for men and women. Registration for the kabaddi teams will be done at the office of the District Education Officer. Besides, tug-of-war and separate athletics competitions for women will be organised at divisional level.
Exhibitions by various government departments will be special attraction of the Mahotsava. In the Chitrakot Mahotsava-2014, the Woman and Child Development Department will arrange mass marriage of over 75 couples, under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Yojana.
For the all-round development and health of children Baal Mela will be organised at the Mahotsava. In the Baal Mela, jointly organised by the Health and the Woman and Child Development Departments, proper efforts from health check-up of the children to providing benefits of government schemes will be made. Bastar MP Dinesh Kashyap will be present in the concluding function of the Mahotsava on February 28.