UDHAMPUR, Feb 14: The 13th annual mahashivratri-cum-Rural Awareness mela would be held at Khooneshwar Aap Shambhu Temple, Khoon, Majalta in Udhampur district on 24thFebruary, 2017.
The Mela would be organized by Destitute & Handicapped Welfare Association (DAHWA) in conjunction with district administration and mela committee.
In this regard, Deputy Commissioner, Niraj Kumar, has issued circular asking officers of all departments including health, Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Sheep Husbandry, Sericulture, Handicrafts, Handloom etc to establish their departmental stalls. He exhorted upon them to distribute literature containing schemes of their respective departments so that rural people are made aware about these government programmes for their socio-economic emancipation.
Besides, the cultural wing of State Information department and J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages besides local artists would present cultural programmes like folk music and dances.
Later, a bhandara would be served to the people on the occasion.
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