Dussehra was celebrated with great enthusiasm and religious fervour this evening at sports stadium, Udhampur.Thousands of people participated in the celebration where the effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkarna and Meghnatha were put to flames marking victory of truth over evil.MLA Udhampur Pawan Kumar Gupta was the chief guest on the occasion.On the occasion, MLA greeted people of Udhampur and prayed for the peace, progress and prosperity of the district as well as the State.DC Udhampur ,Niraj Kumar also extended best wishes to the people on the occasion . Earlier, the Dussehra Celebration Committee took out a colourful procession showcasing the tranche of Holy Ramayana .The Jhanki after passing through the main bazaars of the town culminated at the Sports stadium.
The District administration had made adequate arrangements of security, barricading, drinking water , power supply and medicare during the event.Among others, DIG Udhampur- Reasi Range, Surinder Gupta, SSP Suleman Choudhary,ASP M.L Kainth, CPO Rakesh Jamwal, ACR Subhash Dogra, CMO Chander Prakash, President & members of Dussehra Celebration Committee, Civil Defence Wardens, prominent citizens and people in large number were present on the occasion.Meanwhile, Dussehra festival was also celebrated at Sports Stadium Reasi where a large number of people gathered to witness the victory of good over evil.