The city residents celebrated the occasion of New Year with gaiety. Huge crowd of public was spotted at major picnic spots like Kanke Dam, Dhurwa Dam, Patratu including all prime city parks. Apart the major recreational spots, quite a number of leisure buffs thronged to the ongoing Khadi Mela with their near and dear ones.
The annual event that brings together the striking range of indigenous products and Khadi item collections from across the nation saw the participation of more than one lakh people on January 1.
The fair spread over an area of six lakh sq. ft. of Morhabadi Ground has kids’ amusement park, food courts, hangers of exotic products, home décor items, designer apparel ranges, edible products and much more for the customers.
Organised keeping the tastes and preferences of all age groups, apart the regular stalls, some exclusive arrangements like tribal food counters, government stalls, Mati Kala Board etc too have been made for the public there and is a huge hit among the fair-hoppers.
Elaborate police arrangements were made by the district administration team to allow the revelers to enjoy the day uninterrupted. Additional state-run buses and vessels were deployed to take city-dwellers to their favourite spots.
Meanwhile, an incident of clash was reported from Kanke in the late evening but was tactfully managed. The reports suggested that more than 150 people were injured in this. As per the senior official, the clash has been settled. “Additional deployment of police personnel has been done at the vulnerable locations. The situation is under control,” said a Senior Police Officer.