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Trivandrum: The state government has allocated a total of Rs.2 crores towards Onam celebration programmes to be conducted on a state-wide basis. The capital city of Trivandrum, which holds the greatest festivities in connection with Onam, will share more than half of this money – Rs. one crore twenty lakhs to be exact.
In Trivandrum, the Onam celebration would be inaugurated on August 28, Tuesday at Nishagandhi Auditorium. The city corporation had earlier announced that it would have the lights of all the street lamps and the high mast lamps shining at their brightest during the time of Onam. The Corporation Building is to be completely illuminated with LED lightings.
A sum of Rs.40 lakhs has been sanctioned for Onam celebrations in Kochi and Kozhikode. Other than the three major cities, the districts of Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Palakkad, Malappuram, Thrissur, Kannur and Kasargod have been given a total of Rs. 15 lakhs for their Onam celebrations. |
In Trivandrum district, Onam would also be celebrated by the government in Kovalam, Shanghumugham, Aruvikkara, Varkala, Neyyar Dam, Chirayinkeezhu and Karakulam at a cost of Rs.Four and a half lakhs. The programmes, which are to start on August 28, will conclude six days later on September 3, with the grand parade.
The government has also planned to distribute 'Onam festival kits' containing food provisions to migrant workers. An amount of Rs. Ten lakhs has been set apart for this purpose. The move is being made in the wake of the threat against the North Eastern population in many parts of India. |
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