After the Durga Puja, a grand immersion will be organized in Agartala. This programme is named as Mayer Gomon Best Durga Puja organizers in different categories among the organizers of greater Agartala including Agartala Municipal Corporation area will be awarded by the state government. Minister of Information and Cultural Affairs Department Sushanta Chowdhury said this at the preparatory meeting for idol immersion of Durga and Sharod Utsav at Muktdhara Auditorium on 23 August, 2022 Representatives of different clubs and officials of different departments were present in the preparatory meeting
In the preparatory meeting, Information and Cultural Affairs Department Minister Sushanta Chowdhury said that after the formation of the present government, the carnival was organized during immersion of Durga idol but then the carnival could not be organized after Durga Puja during Corona pandemic. This time, as the corona pandemic is under control, an initiative has been taken to organize the procession for immersion of Durga idol. He said, as the best puja organizers are awarded in Agartala, this time the best puja organizers of each district will be awarded. He urged everyone to make Mayer Gomon ceremony colorful
Ratan Biswas. Director of Information and Cultural Affairs Department, welcomed everyone
at the beginning of the discussion in the preparatory meeting and presented detailed
information about Mayer Gomon and Shatod Samman. Participating in the discussion,
Deputy Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation, Manika Das Dutta said that the work of
lighting new roads in Agartala is being done. Agartala Municipal Corporation has already
held a meeting regarding Sharod Utsov. Initiatives have been taken to address the proposals
that came up in the discussions
Information and Cultural Affairs Department Secretary, Pradip Kumar Chakraborty sought everyone’s cooperation in organizing the festival. He urged the representatives of different clubs not to use the officially banned plastic products in the decoration of Sharod utsav District Magistrate of West Tripura Debapriya Bardhan, Chairman of Tripura Tea Development Corporation Santosh Saha, President of Agartala Club Forum Pranab Sarkar took part in the discussion of the preparatory meeting. Representatives of different clubs also participated in the discussion of the preparatory meeting Asim Saha, Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Sadar, Swapan Das, Chief Engineer of Rural Development, Senior Journalist Sanjib Deb and eminent cultural personality Subrata Chakraborty were also present.
