Watermelon festival to be held
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 27 2015 :
The 4th State Level Watermelon festival organised by Nahakpam Foundation for Development (NFD) will be held from May 25 to May 31 at Gandhi Memorial Hall with various promotional events.
Foundation secretary Shanta Nahakpam told media persons at Manipur Press Club that other promotional events will include painting competition in two categories for class III to VI and VII to IX students on the theme 'Watermelon in our Farms' .
Various events like blood donation camp, seminars, public discussion on the 'dependence of rain in farming' and 'dependence of rain in Government policy of agriculture and horticulture products' will held during the festival.
Stating that since 2012 the Foundation has been endeavouring to make the festival an annual event with the dual objective of making the general public aware that watermelons are grown at a large scale in Manipur.
Over 200 tons of local watermelons will be put on sale during the festival and best farmer competition winner will be awarded cash prize of Rs 50,000 .