PREPARATORY MEET: A.M.Kunjappa, chief executive officer, zilla panchayat at a meeting to discuss the modalities of organising the `Suvarna Karnataka Samskruthi Dibbana', in Mangalore on Wednesday

MANGALORE: The district administration has decided to set up a broad-based, district-level core committee to accord a grand reception to the `Suvarna Karnataka Samskruthi Dibbana' in Dakshina Kannada. This follows a decision by the State Government to take out the `Samskruthi Dibbana' to mark 50 years of the formation of the State. Cultural programmes will be organised as part of the procession.

Chairing a preliminary meeting in this regard here on Wednesday, A.M. Kunjappa, chief executive officer, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, said the procession would enter the district at Mulki and reach Moodbidri via Kateel, where the authorities, elected representatives and others would receive it in a befitting manner on October 13. The procession would visit different parts of the district until October 22, he said.

Revenue authorities in charge of taluks and the respective subdivisions would make arrangements to ensure the success of the event. Besides, the language academies based here and other cultural organisations too would join hands with the authorities to celebrate the event in a grand manner. The core committee would take all decisions pertaining to the event, he added.

H.C. Rangappa, assistant director, Department of Kannada and Culture, said the Government had agreed to release Rs. 1 lakh to the district administration to make the necessary arrangements. The language and cultural academies too had been directed to organise programmes with funds allocated to them. The aim was to showcase the diverse cultural heritage of the State in its different hues, he said.

Participants at the meeting came up with suggestions on how to make the event memorable. Mr. Kunjappa said the core committee and the taluk-level committees would plan the taluk-level programmes.

The procession will enter Moodbidri on October 13. It will cross various parts of Mangalore on October 14 and 15.

The procession will reach Bantwal on October 16, Puttur on October 17, Sullia on October 18, Subramanya on October 19, Uppinangady on October 20, Belthangady on October 21, Dharmasthala via Ujire and Belthangady on October 22 and finally reach Mudigere the same day.

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