This is "Mela" (Fair) for which people of Saltlake wait for la ong year to buy different products of their likings. After a year-long wait, like every year this year too Bidhannagar (Salt Lake) Mela has began on 19 January and will continue till 07th Feb 2011. This is 21st year of the Mela. There are in display variety of items ranging from kitchen item to Electronics gadgets. The handicrafts / products of different states of India as well as outside India like Egypt, Bangladesh, Pakistan to name some of them, have come for business to this year's mela. Bangladesh stalls are offering varieties good quality sarees but prices are on bit higher side (4 thousand and above) for the common people. Generally common people only rush to Mela for buying household goods but Salt Lake mela is exception where people from all sections of the society are seen in the crowd.
In the Mela premises there is a stage where different cultural programmes are also organised in the evening which adds colour and vibrance to the Mela.
The East-West Metro, which is under construction now, is passing through the Mela ground. Once this Metro starts, it will pull lot of crowds from other part of Kolkata even and I can foresee that this will turn a mega event of Salt Lake.
The East-West Metro, which is under construction now, is passing through the Mela ground. Once this Metro starts, it will pull lot of crowds from other part of Kolkata even and I can foresee that this will turn a mega event of Salt Lake.
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