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MARGAO
The historic Lohia Maidan will play host to the Netravali Matoli Bazaar 2018 for two days on the eve of the Ganesh Chathurti on September 11-12.
Addressing the media, Sanguem MLA Prasad Gaonkar along with members of the Atal Gram Development Agency said more than 25 Self Help Groups, especially belonging to the Scheduled Tribes of Netravali, will participate in the two-day bazaar.
“The bazaar is being organised by the Atal Gram Development Agency with the old purpose of inculcating entrepreneurship amongst the rural women, especially belonging to the Scheduled Tribes of Netravali village,” he said.
A variety of exotic vegetables, fruits, nuts, berries, leaves, grass such as Torin, Bede, Nal, Chafo, Patri, Kalyacho Gad, Mandolli Kelli, Chafo, Haran, Ambadde, Ambatem, etc and items for decoration (Matoli) will be on display and for sale.
Besides the Matoli items, different types of delicious sweets and other eatables such as nevroes, ladoos, shankar pali, roasted cashew nuts, masalas, chiwda, ragi, boiled rice and local honey will be also on sale.
The Goa State Medicinal Plant Board, Government of Goa will also participate in the Matoli bazaar. Various medicinal plants such as Tulsi, Ganjan, Shikakai, etc cultivated in Goa will be on exhibition and sale. The stalls from the board will also educate the public regarding the medicinal use of plants.
The Sanguem MLA said the Matoli bazaar provides an excellent opportunity to learn about the fores culture and its produce during these two days.
When the media pointed out that traditional Matoli items sold by vendors from the hilly areas in the city are much cheaper than that sold at the Matoli bazaar, the Sanguem MLA has promised to ensure that products sold at the bazaar are within the reach of the common man.
