Rose Fest: 5 gardeners to share dais with Mayor Raj Bala Malik
Sandeep Rana
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, February 26
Five gardeners will share a dais with MC Mayor Raj Bala Malik during the concluding ceremony of the Rose Festival on March 1. The gardeners will be picked up from their homes in a special government vehicle.
Hira Lal, Dev Raj, Harnek Singh, Rachni and Ram Sharan have been extended an invitation to be special invitees.
In 2016, the then Mayor Arun Sood started this initiative, wherein a gardener used to be the guest of honour.
“I wanted that maximum number of gardeners should get the honour as they toil hard to make the Rose Festival special. I have directed the officials that the gardeners should picked up from their homes. They will distribute prizes as well,” said the Mayor.
“The Mayor and officials have been kind to us. I am receiving congratulatory phone calls. I have been working here since 32 years. Today, I feel special,” said Lal, a resident of Nayagaon.
“I feeling privileged like my other colleagues” said another gardener.
Krishan Pal Singh, Superintending Engineer, MC, said, “The objective is to give special honour to those who work the entire year for the success of Rose Festival. They will give away prizes to the winners in different categories.”
Ex MP’s garden adjudged best
Chandigarh: Former MP Harmohan Dhawan’s garden at his house in Sector 9, Chandigarh, was adjudged best in the large garden category. The AAP leader said his garden has been adjudged best for the fourth time. “My wife and I do gardening ourselves,” he said. Garden of Anuradha Saboo, a resident of Sector 5, Chandigarh, was declared second in the large garden category. In the medium category, garden of Group Capt SV Menon of Air Force Station was adjudged first. In the small garden section, Prof Arunanshu Behera and Aanchta Behera, of the PGI campus won the first prize. TNS
