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Watermelon festival begins
Source: The Sangai Express
Bishnupur, May 25 2017:
A four day Gram Panchayat level Watermelon festival kick-started today at Sunushiphai, Bishnupur where 'Watermelon' was given a new local name, Eeru Etham.
The festival was organised so that farmers can utilise their free time and free fields to improve their economy by planting watermelons and named watermelon (Tarbuz) as Eeru Etham, reports our correspondent.
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The inaugural ceremony was attended by Phubala Gram Panchayat Pradhan Moirangthem Ibocha Singh, 6 Thinungei Zilla Parishad member Thokchom Nimai Singh, Thinungei Gram Panchayat Pradhan Oinam Joy Singh and social worker N Nandeshwor Singh as dignitaries.
At the event organised by Farmers Club, Sunushiphai and Ideal Mothers Association, Sunushiphai, the president of the Farmers Club L Shyamkumar Singh deliberated on the new name given to the fruit and mentioned that it was named according to the Meitei dialect after a series of analysis and discussion with experts.
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