The Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) has decided not to organise Rose Festival this year in the wake of Covid pandemic.
Instead, MC decided to “symbolically” organise the event from February 26 to 28 and honour Covid-19 frontline workers, including doctors and MC staff, who worked to bring the infection under control in the city. For this, e-cards will be sent to the prominent people. The MC will also felicitate gardeners and other workers of Rose Garden. At the same time, the amount that was spent on organising the fest will be spent on the development work of the Rose Garden.
Since the MC took over the event in 2012, this is the first time it has been cancelled. During the committee meeting, which was chaired by Mayor Ravi Kant Sharma, the members had said that Rose Festival is the identity of the city. However, it is not possible to organise it due to the pandemic. Therefore, competitions will not be conducted this year and there will be no helicopter rides. Some programmes such as Comedy Poets Durbar and cultural programmes will be organised.
