Bengaluru: A High-Level Committee meeting regarding Nada Habba, Mysore Dasara was chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on July 31 and decided to celebrate Dasara in a meaningful and grand manner to make it a people’s festival.
The state festival of Karnataka will be inaugurated on October 15 at 10.15 am to 10.30 am and Jambu Savari will be held on October 24 on the day of Vijayadashami. It was decided to celebrate cultural events, film festival, farmer’s Dasara, and Yuva Dussehra in a systematic way.
Jambu Savari, lighting, torch light parade are important events of the Radar festival. This time there must be special lighting arrangements which should begin from the day of inauguration till the end of Dasara and then continue for a week, the Chief Minister suggested.
Tableaux to depict five guarantee schemes
The CM suggested that while selecting the tableaux along with showcasing the state’s heritage, district features, and 5 guarantees should also be depicted to give a message to the people.
The exhibition will also be inaugurated on the opening day of Dussehra. The CM suggested that the Government Departments should open the stalls in the exhibition. There are good artistes in the state in all genres. It was decided that preference should be given to them and a platform should be created in Yuva Dussehra for college students and local artistes to exhibit their talent.
Necessary infrastructure should be provided to the tourists who will visit Mysuru on the occasion of Dasara. He said that action should be taken to ensure the safety of the tourists. Women are expected to come in large numbers due to the Shakti Scheme, he said.
It was decided to hold Dasara in Srirangapattana and Chamarajanagara Districts. The Chief Minister was given the power to select the name of the person to inaugurate Dasara. The executive committee will submit a proposal on the expenditure, it was decided to take a decision on providing grants for festival based on it. It was decided to cut down unnecessary expenditure and unnecessary programmes should be avoided.
Air Show
CM Siddaramaiah said that it is intended to hold an air show during Dasara and this will be discussed with the Union Defence Minister.