Cachar District Administration makes voters aware with sand art

A CORRESPONDENT

SILCHAR: The Cachar District Administration took up another innovative programme to encourage the voters ahead of Assembly elections and this time by creating sand art along the bank of river Barak at Dudhpatil Part V opposite to Annapurna Ferry Ghat on Sunday. Sand art festival is a first of its kind in history of Cachar.

Cachar Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli inaugurated the event in the presence of Cachar Assistant Commissioner Vibhor Agarwal, and Circle Officer attached to Sonai Bikash Chetri, ALRS who is also the Nodal Officer of SVEEP campaign.

Speaking on the occasion Deputy Commissioner Jalli said, "Under the umbrella programme of Garv Cachar for voter awareness, we are celebrating all the elements that make Cachar special to remind our voters that voting as a right is not just our pride but our legacy too. We celebrated Earth of Cachar through Rangoli. We are celebrating environment today through Sand Art festival."

Lauding SVEEP team, Jalli said, "They did a fantastic job. All the artistes who have come forward only prove that art conquers all," she quipped.

As part of the programme, artistes started making work of sand art from 5 am on the banks of the river Barak. The artistes painted pictures on the bank of river which was a joint venture of SVEEP Cell and Department of Social Welfare in collaboration with Surmita Art Gallery, Group of Colors, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Mahila Shakti Kendra and students of Fine Arts Department of Assam University.

On this day, the artistes made various pictures on voter awareness and on the theme of Nari shakti with sand and paint. The Deputy Commissioner also took part in it.

A picture was also made on the SDRF. A sand sculpture was also carved on the theme 'Garv Cachar'. Four groups of artistes comprising 30 in all did these works. Government officials were also present to watch the sand art. It has generated a lot of interest amongst the locals.

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