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QUEPEM
After the gap of 2 years the “Nav-Yug Vikas Manch” Quepem will be organizing the traditional floats on March 5 -- the last day of Carnival at the Quepem municipal market square.
The “Nav-Yug Vikas Manch” under the Chairmanship of Quepem MLA Chandrakant Babu Kavlekar will be organizing fancy dress competition, followed by musical show. The floats parade will commence at 4 pm from Quepem Police station and travel all the way to Quepem municipal garden.
The carnival festivities are being funded by Quepem MLA under the banner of “Nav-Yug Vikas Manch” as government has sanctioned grants for carnival in only 7 cities.
Kavlekar said people from Quepem can witness the floats in their own town and enjoy the magic of carnival. He said he has kept a decent amount as prize money taking into account the money spent by the participants to prepare their floats.
The first prize will be Rs 70,000, the second Rs 50,000 and the third winner will get Rs 30,000. Consolation prizes of Rs 10,000 each will be given to the fourth and fifth place winners and all those participating in the parade will get Rs 5,000 each.
The president of the carnival organizing committee Ivo Daniel said that this year the whole constituency has been encouraged to participate in the programmes to encourage the budding talent.
He said there will be a fancy dress contest in junior and senior category. Likewise Khell Tiatrs have also been planned in thconstituency.
Daniel also said this year the King Momo will be Johnson Jaquis from Nuem-Khola while the Queen will be Sidhiqua Fernandes from
Quepem.
