Hyderabad: To make Godavari Maha Pushkarams 2015 a national event and a celebration of people’s spiritual relationship with River Godavari, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that the 12-day event should be held in a grand manner. “Godavari Pushkarams should be promoted in a way where we infuse new vigour into people, directing it towards development of the State, instead of making it a mere cultural event.
The reason we are emphasising on this River is because we are trying to drought-proof the state with this river’s water,” he said. He added, “We can have theme-based activities where knowledge-integration is linked with cultural performances, contests/exhibitions, etc.”
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, along with Municipal Administration Minister P Narayana, Communications Advisor Parakala Prabhakar and Chief Secretary I Y R Krishna Rao reviewing arrangements for Pushkarams in Hyderabad on Thursday
Beginning on July 14, the event will go on for 12 days till July 25. However, a curtain raiser event has been planned for July 13. Emphasising on finishing pending works by June 25, the Chief Minister said that event should be culturally-vibrant including all aspects such as technology, knowledge-transfer, social empowerment, awareness- building on Swachh Andhra Pradesh and other social issues.