The government exhibition in the Fort Maidan in Vellore, a day after its inauguration by Vellore Collector R. Nanthagopal on Sunday did attract a good number of visitors.
Though the stalls of many government departments are yet to be ready, those that have put up their stalls did have some educative material for the public.
The stall put up by the Department of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) showcased the products made by entrepreneurs who have obtained loan-cum-subsidy under the various government schemes.
Highlights at different stalls:
- On display were the energy bio-fuel products prepared by an entrepreneur in Valayambattu under the MSME’s (VAT (Value Added Tax) grant scheme and the plastic components for the automotive industry made by an entrepreneur in his unit in Pillanthipattu under the MSME’s Capital Subsidy Scheme.
- The stall of the MSME Department also showcased the innovative paintings and drawings by N. Ingarsal, a drawing master of Kurinji Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Periyanguppam.
- His tea-dust painting of Mahatma Gandhi, drawings with incense/match sticks, drawings with waste thread and waste bangles, sand paintings, and drawings with coconut scrapings based on the concept of `art from waste’ were quite attractive.
- The stall of the Agriculture Department attracted many visitors. On entry, the visitors were greeted by a peacock made of cereals.
- Other attractions included a picture of the Vellore Fort made of cereals and a map of Vellore district drawn with cereals and oilseeds.
- Educative aspects of the stall included the display of the modern techniques of cultivation such as the system of rice intensification (SRI), system of pulses intensification (SPI) and the sustainable sugarcane initiative (SSI).
- The Police Department stall featured the equipments used for detection of landmines and explosive materials in garbage heaps, besides the extension mirrors used to detect contraband being hidden underneath seats and on the luggage racks of buses and trains.
- The Department of Health and Family Welfare contained pictures of the CCTV camera and the 52-inch TV installed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Government Hospital in Tirupattur. This enables parents of newborns admitted in the unit to see their children on TV. Valuable information included the one about the performance of hip / knee replacement surgeries done at the Government District Headquarters Hospital in Walajapet.
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