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Bengaluru’s iconic Kadalekai Parishe, the yearly groundnut just held successful Basavanagudi, volition beryllium celebrated connected a grander standard this twelvemonth with the festivities extended to 5 days for the archetypal time. The event, which marks the groundnut harvest, volition statesman connected November 17 adjacent the Bull Temple, Transport and Muzrai Minister Ramalinga Reddy announced connected Thursday aft a preparatory gathering with elected representatives and officials from the Muzrai Department
“Traditionally a two-day affair, the determination to widen the lawsuit follows the occurrence of past year’s Kadalekai Parishe, which attracted astir 5 lakh devotees and was recognised arsenic a “Plastic-free Kadalekai Parishe,” Mr. Reddy said.
Siddaramaiah to inaugurate
The festival volition beryllium inaugurated astatine 10 a.m. connected November 17 by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah successful the beingness of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. The inauguration volition statesman with a peculiar pooja, featuring the symbolic procession of 21 Basavannas (bulls) to the temple.
The celebrations volition instrumentality spot adjacent the Dodda Ganesha Temple and the Bull Temple during the past Karthika month. According to the Minister, this year, decorative lighting volition beryllium extended crossed Bull Temple Road, Gandhi Bazaar, and N.R. Road, illuminating the neighbourhood for the full duration of the fair.
In an effort to support the event’s eco-friendly credentials, the Muzrai Department, successful collaboration with NGOs, volition behaviour consciousness campaigns encouraging shopkeepers and visitors to debar integrative and usage cloth bags instead. “We privation to guarantee the festival remains wholly plastic-free,” Mr. Reddy said.
No taxation for roadworthy broadside vendors
The Minister besides clarified that arsenic successful the erstwhile year, roadside vendors on Bull Temple Road volition not beryllium charged immoderate toll oregon tax. “In the past, contractors who were awarded the tender for taxation postulation forcibly extracted excessive fees from vendors. Hence, the tender for taxation postulation has been withdrawn, and the signifier of exempting vendors from outgo volition proceed this twelvemonth too,” helium added.
According to the Muzrai department, to guarantee creaseless behaviour of the fair, peculiar accent volition beryllium laid connected health, sanitation, and safety. Continuous powerfulness supply, drinking water, and capable nationalist toilets volition beryllium made available. “The Greater Bengaluru Authority, police, and Fire Departments volition coordinate arrangements for assemblage absorption and exigency response. Additional CCTV cameras volition beryllium installed astatine cardinal locations, streetlights volition beryllium repaired, and marshals volition beryllium deployed for assemblage control. Fire and exigency vehicles and first-aid facilities volition besides beryllium stationed astatine the venue passim the event,” a authoritative said.
