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Bollywood actor Govinda to participate in inaugural Puri Beach Carnival

| | Jan 18, 2017, at 08:43 pm
Bhubaneshwar, Jan 18 (IBNS): The famous beach town of Puri in Odisha, also famous as the abode of Lord Jagannath, will hold a seven-day beach carnival starting on Friday, in the line of Goa Carnival.

The inaugural Puri Beach Carnival, to be held from Jan 20-26, will see diverse events ranging from adventure sports such as surfing and para sailing to musical performances, mask parties, laser shows, camping, beach bazars and more, according to media reports.

Bollywood stars, including Govinda, are expected to be present at the Carnival.

On the other hand, on Tuesday, the eastern zonal bench of the National Green Tribunal, issued in injunction on the construction of a Holiday Home by the East Coast Railway in Puri saying that the construction was designed within 500 metres of the high tide line. Approval for such constructions can be obtained only from relevant green bodies, media reported.

The green bench also ordered that all state government and local municipality buildings must make rainwater harvesting mandatory and that the municipality must also pay attention to cleaning up the sea beach, which lies covered in garbage, local media reported.

Image: Puri Beach Carnival Twitter

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