UDHAMPUR: The Department of Information and Public Relations Udhampur organized a cultural programme on the second day of the Historic Devika Baisaki Mela on the bank of holy rivulet in Udhampur town last evening. The cultural programme was organized in the collaboration with district administration. Large number of people belonging to all walks of life witnessed the cultural bonanza comprising of Dogri music, folk dance, customs and social evils. Artists drawn from different areas of the town conducted cultural programmes depicting rich dogri culture. Department of Information had also put up Photo exhibition at the mela site show casing the different natural picnic spots, heritage monuments, developments projects, historic temples of the district. The visitors showed their great interest in the exhibition. Moreover, District administration had made elaborate arrangements for the smooth conduct of the Mela like uninterrupted power, safe drinking water, sanitation, medicare, Police Control Room, assistance booth and security at the mela site besides various departments like Agriculture, Horticulture, Health, Sheep, Apiculture, Handicraft, Handloom and Animal Husbandry have put up their departmental stall to educate the masses about state and centrally sponsored schemes especially for socio economic upliftment. |