Jajarkot trade and tourism festival kicks off

 Jajarkot, Dec 27: The Jajarkot Festival organised by the Jjarkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry with the objective of promoting trade and tourism in the district, has kicked off.

         

          Minister for Physical Infrastructure and Transport Bimalendra Nidhi inaugurated the festival amidst a grand opening ceremony on Friday.

         

          Addressing the function, Minister Nidhi said that the festival would help open up opportunities for the district in terms of development and economic prosperity.

         

          He said the country was at present in need of two infrastructures – one to prepare the political environment by framing a constitution and to expedite the development works. The minister said that the government was working towards meeting these two goals.

         

          National Planning Commission Vice-chairman Dr Govinda Raj Pokharel stressed that the development should be carried out as per the local needs guided by the objective of addressing the local problems and nit 'given' down from the centre. He said the commission was thinking of using a separate formula for the development of remote areas of the country.

         

          CA members Shakti Bahadur Basnet, Rajib Bikram Shah and Rita Rawal also expressed their views vowing to work for the development of the district and the entire region.

         

          The festival will run till January 1 and features various agricultural produce from the district, herbal products, art and culture, among others, said Buddhi Bahadur Khatri, the General Secretary of the District Chamber of Commerce.

          More than 100 stalls have been kept in the festival organised for the first time in the district. RSS