Spring Festival 'Jashn-e-Rawalpindi' In Full Swing

Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published April 24, 2019 | 07:08 PM

The spring festival 'Jashn-e-Rawalpindi' organized by the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Rawalpindi to provide recreation to the residents of the twin cities was in full swing and a large number of citizens were visiting the fair

RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Apr, 2019 ) :The spring festival 'Jashn-e-Rawalpindi' organized by the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Rawalpindi to provide recreation to the residents of the twin cities was in full swing and a large number of citizens were visiting the fair.

Talking to APP, Chairman PHA, Asif Mehmood said that the Authority had made all out efforts to organize a beautiful festival and trying to ensure maximum participation of families besides male and female students in the festival.

He said, the college and university students had also been allotted stalls. The Chairman said, the main festival had been organized at Shamsabad Park.

The PHA arranged a beautiful festival and different parks and roads were decorated beautifully for 'Jashn-e-Rawalpindi', he added.

To a question he informed that the Swings, food stalls, cut flower, magic and bird shows, book exhibition, face-painting, shopping area had been arranged in Shamsabad Park and other recreational facilities were also provided to the citizens.

"The basic aim of the festival was to provide an opportunity to the citizens to have fun during this spring season," said the Chairman.

He said the PHA was also making efforts during the festival to sensitize the people to come forward and actively participate in the clean and green programme of the government.

The event was something beyond recreation to provide a unique platform to the citizens particularly the families for having health, education, entertainment and other amusement facilities, he said.

He informed that the authority was trying to promote a healthy environment, adding PHA was making all out efforts to make the city green and attractive by maintaining greenbelts, various roads and public parks. The lighting, beautification and various decorated stalls have turned the park into a beautiful spot, he added.