Greater than Rs 65 lakh will go up in smoke within the Tricity on the event of Dussehra on Saturday.
The hefty quantity is being spent on effigies of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhkaran that will likely be set ablaze on Saturday night within the Tricity.
Heavy safety preparations have been made in any respect the places to keep away from any untoward incident. Hearth tenders have been stationed in any respect these places and police drive has been deployed to handle crowds.
Panchkula’s tallest
Panchkula will witness the tallest Ravana effigy within the Tricity at 180 toes. That is stated to be the nation’s second tallest effigy made at a value of Rs 25 lakh. The Ravana effigy has grow to be an attraction for the final many days. It even fell two days in the past and was once more put in by the employees.
The tallest effigy — 211 toes — within the nation is alleged to be displayed in Delhi’s Dwarka.
Tejinder Chauhan, who has been making tallest effigies within the area, has but once more made this effigy at Sector 5 Shalimar floor. Chauhan has been making these effigies since 1987. This time, tight safety preparations have been put in place to keep away from any untoward incident.
From the sneakers to bamboos to iron rods to material and eco-friendly crackers, this time particular focus has been laid on the Ravana’s color combos too.
Organisers stated that eco-friendly crackers have been used within the effigy and the identical shall be set ablaze with a distant management.
Chandigarh’s tallest
Chandigarh will likely be seeing its tallest Ravana effigy, about 101 toes, in Sector 46. The effigies of Meghnad and Kumbhkaran are each 90 toes tall.
The organisers have spent round 6 lakh on the occasion.
At Sector 17 Parade Floor, the effigies of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhkaran are 70 toes, 65 toes, 65 toes tall, respectively. These have been made at a value of Rs 10 lakh.
UT Adviser Rajeev Verma would be the chief visitor on the event in Sector 17.
Although round 3,000 chairs have been made accessible, over a lakh persons are anticipated to attend the occasion. Yearly, over a lakh individuals attend the Sector 17 occasion.
An occasion shall be held earlier than the effigies are set ablaze. Apart from this, fundamental Dussehra occasions can even be held at Sector 34 floor, Sector 28 floor and varied different places.
Mohali effigy
Mohali’s fundamental Dussehra occasion will likely be celebrated at Part VIII the place an effigy of 72-ft-tall Ravana has been put in. Together with the identical, effigies of Kumbhkaran and Meghnad — 70-ft excessive — have additionally been pitched. The effigies have been made at a value of Rs 11 lakh.
This time, the Dussehra committee in Mohali can even current a small occasion to mark the completion of fifty years of manufacturing of Swaraj Tractors on the native manufacturing unit, the organisers stated.
Apart from this, small occasions at different places are being held.
