'Home Stay' awaits Shirui Lily Festival visitors
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 13 2017:
Visitors to the State level Shirui Lily Festival (May 16-20) need not worry about possible shortage or unavailability of accommodation.
Rather they would be able to enjoy the hearth and warmth of home as many dwelling houses would be made available for accommodation of visitors.
These dwelling houses located at Shirui village and Ukhrul district headquarters would be named 'Stay Home' and they would be used for accommodating visitors.
The festival would be opened by Chief Minister N Biren on May 16 .
Meanwhile one Athot Sang of Shirui village said that around 25 to 35 houses of Shirui village are being modified as 'Home Stay' to accommodate visitors and give them a taste of the local people's hospitality.
Some of these Home Stay houses would be large enough to accommodate four/five visitors and they would be given the privilege of choosing houses of their choice.
The visitors accommodated at these homes would be served foods prepared from local produces, Athot said.
Preparations are being made to equip the Home Stay houses with clean toilets.
Similar measures of opening Home Stay houses to visitors have been initiated at Langdang, Ukhrul and Hundung.
A top official of the Tourism Department said that telephone numbers of the owners of the Home Stay houses would be maintained at the department so that guests/visitors can choose these homes for accommodation even after the festival is over.
The Ukhrul district administration has been working on the number of Home Stay houses which would be opened during the festival.
Meanwhile, construction of Forest Department's guest house atop Shirui Hills has been completed and a footpath which leads to the hill top has been constructed.
Notably, the festival would feature a variety of dance and music programmes including cultural dance and folk songs of different communities.
Moreover, a number of traditional food stalls would be opened at the festival.
Another attraction of the festival which would be held in the name of rare Shirui Lily would be flower exhibition.