New Delhi: A four-day 'Destination Northeast' festival will be held in Varanasi from November 23 to familiarise the people with the rich, unexplored potential and opportunities available in the region.
This festival will be a sequel to the 'Destination Northeast' series begun about three years ago, as part of which, such festivals have already been held in places like Chandigarh and Delhi.
Union Minister for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jitendra Singh said that this is an attempt to bring the rest of the country close to Northeast.
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"This four-day long Northeast festival will witness cultural programmes, B2B conferences, traditional food festival, among other attractions," said Singh.
He further said that his government has been giving much more attention towards the northeast since the very first day in office.
"One Union Minister visits northeast every fortnight. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given top most priority to the development of Northeast," said Singh adding that almost all the states in Northeast have now been connected to railways.
It is to be noted that in order to increase the footfall of visitors at the festival, a variety of exciting programmes have also been lined up by the organizers.
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