A grand carnival is being planned on the Tank Bund to mark the conclusion of the week-long celebrations of the State Formation Day on Sunday, Telangana Minister for Commercial Taxes Talasani Srinivas Yadav has said.
The event includes laser shows, fire works, 3D lighting, shows by about 5,000 artistes, adventure shows on motorcycles, horses and others.
Personalities from the film industry, sportspersons, elected representatives and general public will participate in the closing ceremony.
Speaking after holding a review meeting on Saturday, the Minister stated that Telangana Formation Day was celebrated from village-level like a local festival.
He said that he would lead a rally from People’s Plaza and reach the Tank Bund.
The closing ceremony is likely to be about three-hour long from 5 p.m., the Minister said and invited people from all walks of life to be part of the event.
Advisor to Government (Cultural Affairs) K.V. Ramanachary, officials of GHMC, Police and Cultural Affairs Departments participated.
Over one-lakh people are being expected to witness the carnival.
Meanwhile, Home Minister Nayini Narsimha Reddy told reporters at Telangana Bhavan that he would lead a procession from Nizam College to Tank Bund with one lakh people to mark the conclusion of State Formation Day celebrations.
