The closing and award ceremony of the 7th North Eastern Youth Festival will be held at Swami Vivekananda Ground in Agartala on Thursday.

Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Tinku Roy announced the news at a press conference in Secretariat on Wednesday.

He said, “On February 26, the North Eastern Youth Festival was inaugurated at Purbasha Premises in Agartala. Apart from distribution of prizes, various cultural programs have been organized in the closing ceremony.”

Minister Tinku Roy added, “Renowned music artist Shaan (Shantanu Mukherjee) will also perform. Besides, artists from the state and outside the state will perform various cultural programs.”

The sports minister said, “The program will be open to all. There will be dedicated parking arrangements to avoid traffic congestion in the city. There will be vehicle parking facilities at Umakanta and Nagaraja bus stands for visitors coming from South Tripura.”

He further said, “Those coming from North Tripura will have their vehicles parked at Khudiram Bose School Grounds adjacent to Jail Road. People coming from Khowai, Kamalpur, Kailashahar and Dhalai can park their vehicles at the Radhanagar bus stand.”

The sports minister sought everyone’s cooperation to make the festival a success.
The Secretary of Youth Affairs and Sports Department PK Chakraborty, Sports Department Director SB Nath were also present at the press conference.