Uttarakhand State PCS

• 03 Nov 2021

Tungnath Festival

Why in News

• On November 1, 2021, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated the Tungnath Festival organized at Makkumath, the winter seat of Lord Tungnath.

Key Points

• On this occasion, Chief Minister Dhami announced to make Tungnath Mahotsav a district level festival and to open a health center in Makku village.
• It is noteworthy that in Panchkedar, the Tungnath Festival is organized on the arrival of the world famous Lord Tungnath's Chalvigraha festival Doli, the winter seat of Makkumath, in the name of Third Kedar.

Industrial Development, Agriculture and Tourism Festival

Why in News

• On November 1, 2021, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami duly inaugurated the program organized by cutting the ribbon and lighting the lamp at the conclusion of the five-day Industrial Development, Agriculture and Tourism Festival organized in Talla Nagpur area of Rudraprayag district.

Key Points

• Many announcements were made by the Chief Minister on this occasion, some of the major announcements are as follows-
  
  • National gold medalist Vichitra Singh Negi will be given an amount of 60 thousand rupees by the government for going to the competition.
  • Tungeshwar temple courtyard will be expanded.
  • Action will be taken to connect Adiguru Shankaracharya Saterakhal temple with the tourism circuit.
  • Announced to give five lakh rupees for the Industrial Development, Agriculture and Tourism Festival fair organized in Talla Nagpur region.
• The Chief Minister said that on November 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would unveil the statue of Adiguru Shankaracharya along with laying the foundation stone of several schemes in Kedarnath.