The News Freedom
Chandigarh, January 12
The Punjab government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, is set to showcase the state’s rich cultural heritage to a global audience through a series of traditional and heritage fairs. As part of this initiative, a state-level kite flying competition and Basant Mela, themed “Sabh Se Bada Ptangbaaz,” is slated to take place at Shaheed Bhagat Singh State University in Ferozepur on February 10 and 11.
Minister for Tourism and Cultural Affairs of Punjab, Anmol Gagan Mann, highlighted the significance of Ferozepur’s Basant Mela, noting the government’s efforts to elevate it to national and international prominence. The fair aims to bolster cultural promotion, featuring kite flying competitions as a focal point.
Giving details she said that during this fair, there will be various kite flying competitions and prizes of lakhs of rupees will be given to the first place winners. She said that the first place winner in the men’s kite flying competition will be given a prize of Rs 1 lakh and similarly the first place winner in the women’s kite flying competition will also be given a prize of Rs 1 lakh. She further said that among the boys and girls aged 10 to 18 years, the winners will be given prizes of 25 thousand rupees each. Apart from this, the winners of NRI category kite competitions will be given a prize of 51 thousand rupees.
She said that the most attractive competition in the kite flying competitions will be the “Sabh Se Bada Ptangbaaz ” and the winner of this competition will be given a prize of Rs 2 lakh.
Traditional food stalls will be set up in this fair and folk singers will add color to the atmosphere of the fair through their songs. He appealed to the residents of the state to participate in this fair as much as possible.
Department Principal Secretary Rakhi Gupta Bhandari, Deputy Commissioner Ferozepur Rajesh Dhiman and Director Neeru Katyal were also specially present on the occasion of launching the website related to the fair.