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Chandigarh Carnival pulls crowd on Day 2

CHANDIGARH: The penultimate day of the three-day Chandigarh Carnival-2017 pulled crowd today.

Chandigarh Carnival pulls crowd on Day 2

Yaar Anmulle! Punjabi singer Sharry Maan performs during the Chandigarh Carnival at Leisure Valley in Sector 10 on Saturday.



Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 25

The penultimate day of the three-day Chandigarh Carnival-2017 pulled crowd today.

The Tribune is the media partner for the event

Beautiful and creative floats, designed and formulated by students of the College of Art, attracted one and all. A magician surprised the viewers with his deft moves. People also got a chance to sing and dance at the open stage.

Maninder Singh, Chairman, Chandigarh Housing Board, was the chief guest while Satyajeet Rajan, Director General, Union Ministry of Tourism, was the special guest.

Floats based on varied themes are decorated with colourful papers in the shape of cartoon characters. Car lovers enjoyed the vintage car display at the Government Museum & Art Gallery, Sector 10.

The event consisted of stalls of various academies, NGOs and government departments. The day also saw a cultural extravaganza with various artistes performing on stage. Amusement Park, joy rides and camel rides, along with various fun activities and cartoon characters, were highlights of the event. People satiated their taste buds at food stalls.

The second day saw a Punjabi musical nite with singer Sharry Maan belting out his famous numbers like ;Yaar Anmulle’, ‘Cute Munda’ and ‘Chandigarh Waliye’. Various competitions were also organised on the occasion.

Box: Sharry Maan is MC’s Swachh brand ambassador

The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has selected Punjabi singer Sharry Maan as brand ambassador for the Swachh Bharat campaign. MC Commissioner Jitender Yadav signed the Swachh Ambassador agreement with him during the Chandigarh Carnival at Leisure Valley on Saturday.

Maan appealed to the city residents to download Swachhata MoHUA app and become its active user. He also urged people to segregate waste at its source. He said Chandigarh was already a beautiful city and with the active participation of citizens, it would bag the top spot in the Swachh Sarvekshan this year.

He also recorded an audio-visual message for the MC to create awareness on the Swachh Bharat Mission. Yadav said the recorded audio-visual would be shown on LED screens, at cinema halls and social media.

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