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The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) Friday cancelled the Kankaria Carnival following the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The AMC will also announce revised dates for the Ahmedabad International Flower Show, which is to be held on Sabarmati Riverfront. The annual fest which had started from December 25 and was to continue till 31 has been cancelled Friday onwards, according to the officials.
“In the wake of the demise of the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singhji whose contributions will be remembered by the country, a seven-day national mourning has been declared. Thus, the Kankaria Carnival has been cancelled from Friday,” Mayor Pratibha Jain told The Indian Express.
An average footfall of more than 20 lakh is recorded at the week-long annual carnival. According to the authorities, over 2 lakh visitors had attended the carnival in the last two days.
Following the cancellation of the events, compensation and reimbursements will be decided by a special committee.
“The decision for it (compensations) will be taken by the special committee, to be constituted by the Commissioner. Since the event was cancelled under special circumstances, tender conditions and terms need to be evaluated and analysed,” Deputy Municipal Commissioner (Publicity) Jayeshkumar B Upadhyay told The Indian Express. The traffic regulations issued to ease traffic movement around Kankaria Lake are also expected to be lifted soon. Due to the week-long mourning, the dates for the Ahmedabad International Flower Show, which was to start from January 1, have also changed. The new dates will be declared soon, authorities stated.
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