Guests to get a feel of Uttar Pradesh’s rich culture
LUCKNOW The guests who will arrive here to attend the ground breaking ceremony on July 28 and 29 will be made to get a glimpse of the melange of the vibrant cultural finesse of the state.
A district administration official said, “From the airport to the hotel and even Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Gomti Nagar , the guests would be given the feel of the art, culture, social milieu and heritage of Uttar Pradesh.”
At several points from the airport to Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, artistes would perform folk songs, street plays, puppet plays, Kathghoda and various dances of the state .
This would be the best advertisement of the rich culture of the state, said special secretary, culture Shishir. “UP, the biggest state of the country, has a number of art forms and also a rich repertoire of folk songs , music and literature. This is the perfect occasion to display the art forms of UP in front of the guests,” he said. The district administration and Lucknow Municipal Corporation are also going all out for the preparation of ground breaking ceremony.
Around 200 labourers are painting the dividers from the airport to Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, but the masala chewers are posing a great challenge to them. At several places, the LMC had to get the dividers painted again as people spit tobacco and paan on them, said additional municipal commissioner Anil Mishra.
“Around 300 men are installing LED strips from the airport to
AROUND 200 LABOURERS ARE PAINTING THE DIVIDERS FROM THE AIRPORT TO IGP, BUT THE MASALA CHEWERS ARE POSING A GREAT CHALLENGE TO THEM
Indira Gandhi Pratishthan and 90% work has been completed. The LMC has performed patch work at 37 points on the road, pointing out to other departments about their work to be finished before the ground breaking ceremony.”
The LMC has hired around 200 cars and SUVs for receiving the guests and ferrying them within the city. A number of Audis and BMWs have also been booked by the authorities.
The Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration has also been directed to gear up for the ceremony.MD Madhyanchal Sanjay Goel said, “I have directed the chief engineer LESA to ensure uninterrupted power supply during the ground breaking ceremony.”
The effort is the present a positive picture of the state before the investors so that they remember UP as a state of opportunities.