Jharkhand Rural Development Department’s Principal Secretary N.N.Sinha today addressed media persons announcing that Khadi and Saras Mela will be held at Morahabadi Maidan in Ranchi from February 5 to 17.

He expressed the view that Khadi can bring change in villages.’I am happy that Khadi is moving toward that direction”,said Sinha.

Jainandu,Chairman of the Khadi Board,said that a number of programmes such as Food Stall,Fashion Show,Kavi Sammelan,Drama and Play will be organised from 6 P.M.

The Mela,an annual event since 2004,will be displayed on the theme of Mahatama Gandhi whose pictures and statues showing his different phases of life beginning from childhood to the end of his life are going to be displayed.

Jainandu also said that arrangements of doctors, nurses, ambulances and fire-brigade would be done on the fair ground.He said that proper arrangements would also be done for the visitors.