49th Rose Festival begins in Chandigarh

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 26

UT Adviser Manoj Kumar Parida today inaugurated the 49th Rose Festival on symbolic note here at Rose Garden. This year, the festival has been dedicated to the corona warriors.

However, the Municipal Corporation (MC) has decided not to organise any kind of competitions during the three-day festival.

Mayor Ravi Kant Sharma will give away appreciation awards and certificates to the RWAs, MWAs, NGOs and other individuals, who rendered services to society during the Covid-19 period, at Rose Garden on Sunday.

The horticulture wing of the MC decorated the main gate with roses and other topiaries inside the garden.

Meanwhile, the Department of Tourism, UT, is also organising a symbolic Rose Festival by conducting various activities such as art installation workshop, wooden sculpture installation, paint art studio, print media workshop, photograph exhibition, sound and light show with laser effects on the wall of the museum in Sector 10 from today till March 1.

An official said events were being organised at the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10.

In the photography competition, the first prize was won by Raja Vikrant Sharma, while second and third prizes were bagged by Sumit Kumar and Rohit Singh, respectively. Jatinder S Keith and Jashinder Singh Bahga got the consolation prize and would get cash award of Rs2,500 each. The first prize winner would get a cash award of Rs10,000, while second and third position holder would get Rs8,000 and Rs6,000, respectively.

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