Gangtok 22 Dec 2013: Three days long Winter Carnival was declared open by Shrinivas Patil the Governor of Sikkim here at M.G Marg.
The winter carnival organized by the
Department of Tourism in collaboration with the other Departments aims
at boosting the tourism sector in the State thereby attracting influx of
tourist in Sikkim which was declared as the best place to visit in the
year 2014 by Lonely Planet.
The winter carnival has been organized
at three major venue with specialized attraction at Kanchendzonga
Shopping Complex, Titanic Park and Ridge Park (White Hall Garden)
mainly to tap the spending potential of the visitors and make them have a
great time.
The governor of Sikkim earlier
inaugurated butter sculpture and photo exhibition at White Memorial Hall
followed by inauguration of Handlooms and Handicraft at Zero Point and
of carnival parade at MG Marg.
Later the Governor and the Chief
Minister Pawan Chamling also visited the stalls of ethnic cuisine at
Kanchendzonga Shoping complex.
The tourism department has organised
various adventurous events like mountain biking, paragliding which will
be declared open tomorrow. Besides, Culture Department has lined up
series of cultural programmes, ethnic fashion show at M. G Marg.
The carnival also targets to woo the
tourist through exhibition and sale of local handicrafts, cuisine,
floriculture products, photo exhibitions and exhibition of Butter
Sculpture at various locations to ensure greater tourist inflow in all
regions and increase the overnight stay period which will lead to more
revenue and economic activities in the state.(EOIC)