In order to ensure great immersion carnival festival “Mayer Goman”, a historic event for the state’s people, the Information and Cultural Affairs (ICA) department has taken massive initiative to make the festival as a grand event

In order to ensure great immersion carnival festival “Mayer Goman”, a historic event for the state’s people, the Information and Cultural Affairs (ICA) department has taken massive initiative to make the festival as a grand event, said ICA Minister Sushanta Chowdhury.

Speaking at the review meeting held with concern officials and club authorities of Agartala, Minister with his appeals to clubs to participate in the immersion carnival “Mayer Goman” on October 7th next said that this for the first time ICA department has been organizing such grand event and department will also give special prizes to Puja organizers.

Giving details on the preparation for the great immersion carnival festival of Goddess Durga, Chowdhury said that the department has also taken preparation that people from outside Agartala can witness the festival and the department will give prizes to clubs, who will participate in the “Mayer Goman” carnival. Among the participating clubs, first prize will be awarded with Rs. 50,000, second prize with Rs. 30,000 and third prize winner club will get Rs. 20,000.

He said that the “Mayer Goman” festival will be organized in front of Agartala city centre and a detailed road map will also be finalized to make the celebration a grand event.

Speaking in the review meeting, Mayor Dipak Majumder of Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) said that AMC has taken a massive cleaning drive before the ensuing festivities of Durga Puja and has taken different pro-people measures for smooth celebration of the festivities.

He said that AMC has also prepared a detailed plan for smooth celebration of festivities and hoped that this time people of the state as well as devotees from different areas will witness a hassle puja celebration across Agartala.

He said that several teams will be formed under the leadership of AMC councilors and government authorities to finalize all pre-puja preparation works across the city and special measures would be taken for immersion processions and immersion of Goddess at ‘Dashamighat’ and other seven immersion spots of the city and AMC would repair and will made necessary constructions if needed, said Mayor. Mayor also said that AMC will give awards to community puja organizers based on their celebration of puja by maintaining the environment and its protection.

Director of ICA department Ratan Biswas said that the department will award the community puja organizers of Agartala and its adjoining areas based on six themes.

During the review meeting, secretary of ICA Dr P K Chakraborty, TTDC’s chairman Santosh Saha, editor of North East Colors Sanjib Deb, president of Agartala club forum Pranab Sarkar, SP (Security) Bijoy Debbarma and other dignitaries were also present. (OVER)