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Friday, June 26, 2009

Mango-tourism festival in Malda

MALDA, 26 JUNE: Malda district will organise a three-day Mango and Tourism Festival from 3 July at a private hotel premises at Narayanpur.

The West Bengal tourism department has allotted funds of Rs 5 lakh to the organisation of the festival.

Yesterday, the district administration held a meeting to discuss its preparation.

The horticulture department has been asked to take part in the festival and to organise a mango competition.

The tourism department has been asked to focus on the tourist spots in the district in the course of the festival.

The additional district magistrate, Ms Indrani Saha, is chalking out plans and programmes for the event.

“The sericulture department has been asked to take part in the festival by displaying the famous Malda silk and its products," said Mr Sridhar Ghosh, the Malda district magistrate. ;SNS

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