Monday, July 14, 2014

Bonomahotsav, Lottery, Statue, Bastille Day and Tourism

Today 14th July, we, in association with Forest Department, organised Bonomahotsav at the Tree Bank site in Action Area 1D, opposite bank of Upasana, the immersion ghat. We planted saplings, distributed sapling to school children and made little speeches on the importance of planting trees. PPCF WF Ujjal Bhattachara, Conservator N Mallik, Bonani Kakkar of PUBLIC, Ananda Ganguly, Sutanu Kar and others spoke too. A photo:

A related clipping appearing in today's Hindustan Times:

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At Rabindra Tirtha, the lottery of stalls / shops began today. It will go on for four days. I was present to start off the proceedings. Mr A K Patnaik former IAS officer was the observer-judge. A clipping that appeared today in Khabar 365:

Khabar 365 dt 14.7.2014
The outcome of the first day's lottery is already uploaded in the NKDA website.

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Here is a statue installed by Hidco on VIP Road near the airport: I took this photo today afternoon.


Here is a clipping from today's Times of India:


I was the chief guest today at the reception hosted by the French Consul General on account of their National Day. I presented to M. Fabrice Etienne a bouquet of flowers on behalf of CM.

I was at the tourism fair yesterday at Kshudiram Anusilan Kendra. I handed over a few prizes. I invited a delegation of tour operators to Eco Park on Wednesday afternoon. A photo taken yesterday:
At Tourism Fair at Kshudiram Anusialn Kendra on 13.7.14
Umapada Chatterji, me, GoI rep, Chattisgarh rep

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  1. AbhishekJuly 16, 2014 at 4:23 AM

    If we are planning a mega event in Eco Park during Durga Pujo, only tour operators cannot ensure their success. HIDCO needs to collaborate with famous national level event management groups who will ensure 1 or 2 media partners to do the marketing of the event.


    A BIG event in ECO Park will create a tremendous branding and "brand recall" value as a destination in the days to come pan-India. Pujo can be a great timing as many people visit state from outside during that time. HIDCO will also earn decent revenue from rentals as well as ticket money.

    As far as Gangasagar is concerned, I think we all know road connectivity with the mainland ( through a 6-8 lane bridge) is a key element of its success as well as the widening of DH Road upto Diamond Harbour and beyond. Yes I am not diluting the importance of infrastructure development in the island.

    Salute to you for the QR Code approach in New Town.

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