'Dekho Re' to return on weekends at Lal Dighi from today onwards

Kolkata: The musical extravaganza 'Dekho Re' at Lal Dighi will be back on every weekend from October 28 onwards, with more features including heavy discounts on available MSME products.

It may be recalled that "Dekho Re" is the brainchild of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, created to develop Lal Dighi as one of the favourite weekend destinations in the city. It was named by the Chief Minister as well.

This will be a programme held on every Saturday and Sunday, in which music, food and handicraft goods are available at the one place. Moreover, the beautiful decoration and lighting arrangement will create an atmosphere altogether that no one would want to miss.

'Dekho Re had started in April 2017, but remained suspended for the past few months due to the monsoon. It is going to start again from October 28, sources said.

A high-level meeting was held in this connection on Thursday, in which Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, Minister of State for Tourism Indranil Sen, senior officials of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and state Information and Cultural Affairs department were present.

Sources said that a proposal has come up in the meeting, on whether discounts can be given on MSME products that will remain available for sale at Lal Dighi during the programme of. KMC is the nodal authority to organise the programme.

A letter would be sent to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Textiles department in connection with the matter related to giving discounts on the products that get sold from stalls during the programme on weekends.

A senior official said that the initiative will make 'Dekho Re' more attractive and at the same time, it will also help in promotion of the MSME products.

Moreover, initiatives will also be taken to make different products of Haringhata Meat available at Lal Dighi during the programme.

Haringhata Meat is an undertaking of the Animal Resources Development (ARD) department. There will be a talk in this regard with the top brass of the ARD department.

With the initiation of 'Dekho Re' from October end, people from different parts of the city and its surrounding areas will get another place of attraction in the city in winter.