People throng trade Uttaranchal Trade Fair

Dehradun, April 8
Uttaranchal Trade Fair, which is being organised by Real Host in collaboration with Event Paradise at Parade Ground, has been dedicated to Sachin Tendulkar this year for successfully completing the "grand century." A wide screen has been installed at the venue itself for the people to enjoy live IPL coverage while shopping. The organisers are claiming a display of more than 400 products and hundreds of books in the fair. The cultural programme will be held side by side. To keep children engaged, fascinating swings and delicacies of various states have also been arranged.

Telling more about the fair, MD of Real Host Sanjay Singh said Uttarakhand Khadi & Gramudyog Board and State AIDS Control Society had also put up their stalls in the fair.

He said the such an event gave an excellent opportunity to the local traders to display their products to a wide-ranging group of clients and earn profits.

The cloth material, shoes, bags, saris, kurties, namkeen material, kitchen products, glass items and decorative items were among other things which had the crowd drooling over them. The fair will continue till April 16.

Meanwhile, another fair of similar kind, National Handloom Expo, held at Parade Ground will culminate on Monday. It was the cultural artistes from Jaunsar Bawar who presented their traditional dance forms. People reached in large numbers to benefit from the heavy discount given on the products on the last day.