Imphal, November 29 (NNN): Ninety-five food stalls in the Manipur tourism festival 'Sangai Festival 2011' were voluntarily closed down on November 29, since the organizer, the Department of Tourism is likely to decline their request to extend two more days to recoup money they have invested in a hope to gain profits as the festival officially ends tomorrow.
Anticipating the possibility of a loss, the stall owner said each food booth in the festival paid up to fifteen thousand rupees to the organizer as deposits and if the fete is not extended at least for two more days they are in the position to lose huge amount of money they have invested.
The 95 stall owners in the festival, which has been going on for the last nine days at Hatta Kangjeibung have also submitted a joint application to the concerned authority pleading for the extension of the festival for some more days.
However, further extension of the festival is not likely because the festival has been officially time-tabled for just ten days which ends on November 30.The Manipur Sangai Festival is celebrated every year from November 21-November 30 and it is spearheaded by the Tourism Department, Government of Manipur. This year, the festival is celebrating under the theme, "To project and showcase the tourism potential and promote destination Manipur.’
Anticipating the possibility of a loss, the stall owner said each food booth in the festival paid up to fifteen thousand rupees to the organizer as deposits and if the fete is not extended at least for two more days they are in the position to lose huge amount of money they have invested.
The 95 stall owners in the festival, which has been going on for the last nine days at Hatta Kangjeibung have also submitted a joint application to the concerned authority pleading for the extension of the festival for some more days.
However, further extension of the festival is not likely because the festival has been officially time-tabled for just ten days which ends on November 30.The Manipur Sangai Festival is celebrated every year from November 21-November 30 and it is spearheaded by the Tourism Department, Government of Manipur. This year, the festival is celebrating under the theme, "To project and showcase the tourism potential and promote destination Manipur.’
