The ‘Rangoli and home sanitation 2013’ competition programme organised by the Bharat Aluminium Company limited (BAlCO) has given a new dimension to the creativity all the residents of the township. On the day of Diwali, during the perusal of quarters by teams of about 200 jury, best creativity in Rangoli making could be seen. The awareness of citizens towards cleanliness and decoration has impressed the jury.
The winners selected on the basis of the presentation of sanitation of houses and Rangoli would be given prizes at a programme organised at Mangal Bhawan at Balco Nagar on November 6.
In the competition, organised with an aim to strengthen the feeling of all citizens towards sanitation, all the quarters situated in the Balco township and CPP township of Jamnipali had been included. On the Diwali day from two to 6 pm four-member jury teams visited quarters at ground and first-floor. In the teams of jury, besides officers and employees of different departments of Balco, office-bearers of Balco Mahila Mandal, Balconagar Delhi Public School, Balco Seva Samaj, Bengali Cultural Association, Malayalee Association, Chitragupta Samaj, Balco Football Sangh, Balconagar Dwij Samaj, Balconagar Maharashtra Mandal and different other social and religious groups have been included.
The jury assessed the art creation based on the mixing of colours of Rangoli, clarity of presentation and skill. For ground floor, the jury assessed the cleanliness and decorous decoration of the main entrance of quarters up to 7 to 11 metres, whereas, for first floor, cleanliness of staircases and corridors and decoration of front balcony have been considered.
At the behest of Balco management, the jury team presented greeting cards and flower to each quarters and extended Diwali greetings, and distributed pamphlets for awareness towards cleanliness.