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| Mangat for showcasing Jammu as heritage city | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 15
Urging for showcasing the rich tourist potential and cultural varieties of Jammu and Kashmir at national and international levels, Minister for Health and Medical Education Mr. Mangat Ram Sharma at the same time called for promotion, preservation and propagation of rich heritage of the state.
He was addressing concluding function of fortnight long Jammu festival at Samba today, after inaugurating the children amusement park at Mansu 60 km from here. Mr. Mangat Ram said that our heritage has a distinction of being amalgamation of Dogra, Kashmiri, Ladakhi, Pahari, Gojri and other sub-heritages originating from different groups, sections and societies depicting their traditions, beliefs and practices.
Complimenting Saroinsar Mansar Developmental Authority (SMDA) and district administration Samba for organizing Jammu festival Samba with festivity. He said that with the establishment of SDDA, tourism related infrastructure has been created in the area and many measures are underway to promote tourism.
He said that a cafeteria and a restaurant have been constructed at a cost of over Rs. One crore at Mansar lake site. He said pilgrimage tourism is also picking up at Mansar for Sheshnag temple in the lake adding that dipping ghaths have been constructed by the SMDA adjacent to the shrine for holy dips of devotees visiting the shrine.
Mr. Sharma said that during the proceeding year 2.5 lakh tourists and devotees have visited Mansar while as since January this year 20, 000 tourists have visited this tourist resort so far.
He said during the Samba Mela a large number of tourists and locals enjoyed the events that highlighted the various aspects of our culture and heritage. The main components of the festival were the cultural programmes, rural sports meets, display of marshal arts, installation of ethnic food and industrial stalls that witnessed heavy rush of visitors.
While inaugurating the children’s park at Mansar, Mr. Sharma said that the park has been constructed at a cost of Rs. 13.50 lakh under privateer public partnership by SMDA and IFDF New Delhi under phase first. Creation of more facilities in the park would be made under phase second.
Mr. Sharma said that Jammu festival has got recognitions as a popular annual feature within outside the state and hoped that is popularity would transcend at international level. He thanked district administration, SMDA, Tourism, Information, Cultural Academy, NGOs, Cultural Organizations, Civil society, Police and other who remained actively involved in Jammu festival and made it a grand success.
He also awarded best performers of Samba Festival with trophies. MLA Ramnagar Mr. Harsh Dev also spoke on the occasion and threw light on the importance of Dogra heritage. He also appreciated district administration for making this fortnight festival a success.
Former MLAs Th. Shiv Dev Singh, Mrs Sawarn Lata, District Development Commissioner Mr. Saurav Bhagat, Chief Ex-officer, SMDA Mr. Sujanya Kumar and other senior officer, large number of tourists and locals were present on the occasion. Various cultural programmes depicting culture and Dogra heritage were presented by the local artists and school children on the concluding day of the function. |
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