CS reviews activities under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
Excelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR Aug 20 The Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review various events and activities being organized under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75 years of Indias IndependenceThe Chief Secretary asked the Culture Department to organize events with an emphasis on Jammu and Kashmirs glorious history and culture with suitable technological and digital interventionThe events will include mega cultural shows Sufi folk festivals sports festivals heritage events and literary seminars symposiumsDr Mehta directed the Youth Services and Sports Department to organize sports activities in all schools colleges wards and panchayatsHe further urged the Department to take up water conservation activities through large-scale youth participation
Excelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR Aug 20 The Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review various events and activities being organized under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75 years of Indias IndependenceAdministrative Secretaries of departments of Home General Administration Culture and Youth Services Sports along with Director Information and Public Relations Department and concerned officers participated in the meetingThe Chief Secretary asked the Culture Department to organize events with an emphasis on Jammu and Kashmirs glorious history and culture with suitable technological and digital interventionThe Department was asked to devise a calendar of 75 events each to be organized under 75 different activities up to 15th August 2022 across all panchayats blocks and wards of the Union territory The events will include mega cultural shows Sufi folk festivals sports festivals heritage events and literary seminars symposiumsThe Tourism Department was asked to organize a 3-month tourism festival from November to January to showcase various tourist attractions and destinations of both Jammu and Kashmir while simultaneously organizing winter festivals in Gulmarg Pahalgam Sonamarg and PatnitopThe Chief Secretary advised the Department to lay special emphasis on promoting JKs art and culture by organizing various exhibitions at Dogra Art Museum Kashmir Art Museum Mubarak Mandi Complex and Kala KendraDr Mehta directed the Youth Services and Sports Department to organize sports activities in all schools colleges wards and panchayats He further urged the Department to take up water conservation activities through large-scale youth participationFurther School Education and Higher Education departments were asked to organize various commemoration activities to raise awareness on freedom movement and struggles stories of unsung heroes and freedom fighters key milestones during the freedom struggle and the ideas that inspired the struggle for independence
