Khandagiri Mela to start from February 3 on the foothills of Khandagiri

The stage is being set for the annual Magh Saptami Mela, also known as the Khandagiri Mela, from February 3 on the foothills of Khandagiri.
The fair starts on the seventh day of the month of Magh and attracts thousands of visitors from the city, its outskirts and neighboring districts. The venue is the twin hills of Khandagiri and Udayagiri and has been going on for many years.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 18 January 2017.

The civic administration of Bhubaneswar laid emphasis on security and cleanliness and, the fair will be used as a platform to create awareness among people about cleanliness. There will be makeshift toilets in the fair ground and the walls will be painted with messages on hygiene and sanitation. Opera houses will also have to provide toilets for their audience and the layout designs for these will be given by a Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation engineer.
There will also be an information cell at the fair entrance and it will also serve as the grievance redress counter. The fair venue will be under surveillance of CCTV cameras and there will be a map to show detailed exit mechanism to handle emergencies.
In addition, non-standard LPG cylinders will be banned and vendors using sub-standard cylinders will be denied entry.


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