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CANACONA
Union Minister for Ayush Shripad Naik will inaugurate the 19th Adarshgram Lokotsav at Poinguinim-Canacona on December 8.
The two-day Lokotsav-19, to be organised at Adarshgram in Amone-Poingujinim, normally draws thousands of visitors, including traditional sports persons and tribals exhibiting their traditional practices, equipments, eatables and medicines.
Addressing a news conference, former tribal welfare minister and Organizing Chairman Ramesh Tawadkar said the two-day event will draw over 50,000 people, including people from
neighbouring Karnataka and Maharashtra.
“Ayush Minister Shripad Naik will inaugurate the event, which will also be graced by Canacona MLA Isidore Fernandes. There will be a large-scale exhibition and sale of traditional items, be it farming equipments, food items and medicines, while traditional games and folk arts will be on display at the Lokotsav,” said Tawadkar.
Art and Culture Minister Govind Gaude, Sanguem MLA Prasad Gaonkar, ex-Minister Prakash Velip, ex-Sanguem MLA Vasudev Gaonkar, Director of Tribal Welfare Venancio Furtado, Director of Art and Culture Gurudas Pilarnkar will be among those to be awarded with Pradhnyavant and Bhumiputra awards.
ZAO (Dharbandora) Nagesh Komarpant, artist/writer Gauresh Vernekar, businessman Sanjay Komarpant, Retired APEO Dilkush Shet and Jivbaba Kerkar Awardee Pandhari Satarkar will also be felicitated at the event.
The closing ceremony will be graced by Speaker Dr Pramod Sawant and Leader of Opposition Babu Kavlekar.
Also present at the news conference were Damodar Velip, Shrikant Tawadkar, Kamlakhar Mhalshi, Ashok Velip and Sanjay Tawadkar.
