Lucknow. The holy water coming from the rivers of Uttarakhand works to give life to all of us. The rivers here quench the thirst of the people of Uttar Pradesh and North India. While this water is also the main source to fill the stomach of the world. We all have a responsibility to save the environment of Uttarakhand. If the environment of Uttarakhand remains clean then the country will be happy. These words were uttered by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath while inaugurating the Uttarakhand Festival on Gomti coast on Tuesday. Bole: The holy land of Uttarakhand has given a lot to the country. The youth of Uttarakhand have contributed a lot in the defense forces of the country.
The Chief Minister said that the first CM of UP, Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, Pandit Narayan Dutt Tiwari, CDS General Bipin Rawat and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval are from Uttarakhand. Not only the environment of Uttarakhand, everyone has to make an effort to preserve its dialect. There is a history behind the mountain folk tradition. He needs to be protected. Extensive water conservation, rainwater harvesting and environmental protection efforts can prevent erosion. From the end of November to December, when the atmosphere of Delhi becomes suffocating, then everyone runs towards Uttarakhand.
The Government of UP will cooperate with Uttarakhand in the direction of environmental protection. 100 crore plants have been planted in UP alone since the year 2017 till now. It is not eucalyptus, but has been replaced by peepal, pakdar and banyan, neem emerald and fruit plants. The General Council is making better efforts in this direction. Today the whole world is suffering from corona. America, UK, Europe, Russia and China are depressed, but Uttarakhand Festival is being celebrated with full grandeur in UP.
The Chief Minister conferred the Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman on Padma Shri Anil Prakash Joshi, an environmentalist, and Harish Rautela, a state pracharak of RSS’s Braj region. Harish Rautela could not come to get respect due to being unwell. He was replaced by his brother Pramod Rautela. Padma Shri Anil Prakash Joshi said that when Yogi Adityanath received his education at Kotdwar for some time, he was his teacher. Today, Gurudakshina has got respect from his hands. Minister Ashutosh Tandon, Mahendra Singh, Brajesh Pathak were also present on the occasion.
Jhoda dance performance by 250 women of 11 groups: The performance of the group of women jhodas adorned in traditional costumes was much appreciated. About 250 women from 11 groups performed Jhoda dance together. On the first day, President of the Women’s Cell of Uttarakhand Maha Parishad Pushpa Vaishnav, members Hema Bisht, Poonam Kanwal, Sunita Rawat, Sunita Kanwal, Shobha Rawat, Kamla Mehra, Shashi Joshi, Sita Negi, Lalita Bisht, Bharti Bisht etc. Created The cultural evening started with Vandana. Nishi Tiwari sang devotional songs. The audience enjoyed the Usha Parinaya dance drama directed by Lakshmi Srivastava. Artists of Uttarakhand Rangmandal Vijay Bisht, Dharmendra Rawat, Ashu Ratudi, Isha Varshilia, Sonam Rawat, Aarti Bisht performed Thadiya dance and group dance under the direction of Cultural Secretary Mahendra Galakoti.
Wednesday’s program
From two o’clock in the afternoon
- Solo Dance: All interested participants (over four years)
- Chholia dance
- Panchavati dance drama
- Uttarakhandi Presentations by Pantnagar Cultural Committee
From 5 p.m.
- Vandana
- Cultural performances of Madhya Pradesh team
- Presentation by folk singer Manoj Adhikari
- Draupadi dance drama and Sufi and Kathak
- Kumaoni presentations
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