MCC to dedicate 49th Rose Festival to Corona Heroes
Chandigarh, February 3:- The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has decided to dedicate the 49th Rose Festival to Corona Heroes scheduled to be held from 26th to 28th February, 2021.
In this regard, a meeting of sub committee to organize symbolic Rose Festival was held here today under the chairmanship of Sh. Ravi Kant Sharma, Mayor and attended by other councilor & officer members namely Smt. Asha Kumari Jaswal, Sh. Shakti Prakash Devshali, Sh. Anil Kumar Dubey, Smt. Gurbax Rawat, Ms. Shipra Bansal, Sh. Tilak Raj, Additional Commissioner, Sh. K.P. Singh, Superintending Engineer (Horticulture & Electrical) and other concerned officers of MCC.
During the meeting the committee decided to organize symbolic Rose Festival from 26th to 28th February, 2021. The committee members discussed and decided that all front line worrier/Corona Heroes will be honoured during the function. The committee decided to honour Resident Welfare Associations and Social organizations who worked in the field of social service during the COVID period.
The committee further decided to explore possibilities to organize simple cultural programme including Hasya Kavi Darbar and Folk etc. through sponsorship if any. The committee further decided that this year e-invitation cards will be sent through social media platforms only.
The committee also asked the concerned engineers of Horticulture wing for preparing an agenda item for upgradation of Rose Garden from the Rose Festival Budget and bring in the next meeting of the committee for finalization.
