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Manali prepares to host skiing competition
by Prem Kumar
Manali:
The organisers are busy preparing for the new event
of skiing competition here and participants have arrived
in hordes. "This year, it has been proposed by the organising
committee of the Winter Carnival 2009 that along with
the cultural events, there should be skiing activities
and skiing competition," said Mahaveer Singh, organiser,
Winter Carnival 2009. Skiing participants are thrilled,
as the Winter Carnival Committee has decided to continue
skiing competition for the second consecutive year. "I
am participating in the skiing competition this year.
Skiing has a lot of scope abroad. I am preparing for the
competition," said Narendra Lal, a resident. This year,
the annual state level winter carnival is going to be
held from February 15 to 19. The winter carnival, a regular
feature, is a unique youth festival in which teams drawn
from various youth clubs, colleges and universities from
all over India compete in many events. A panel of judges
assesses the performance. The annual event, which started
in the late '70s, was declared a state-level festival
three years back in a bid to promote tourism in the hilly
state. Tourism is the mainstay of state's economy, which
generates about 100 million dollars annually. Approximately,
35,000 tourists visit Manali every month during winter.
-Feb
3, 2009
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