South discusses Republic Day celebrations

NAMCHI, 13 Jan: A meeting to discuss the celebration of Republic Day, 2012 was held on 11 January  at the Conference Hall of the District Administrative Center, Namchi which was chaired by the District Collector, South, AK Singh.
During the meeting it was informed that the Republic Day celebration would be carried out in the usual manner with the hoisting of the National Flag and reading out of the messages of the Governor and Chief Minister of Sikkim respectively.
It was also declared that a half marathon with the theme “Run for Unity’ of the Country”, initiated in 2010 would be carried out this year too. The different suggestions and opinions from the members present during the meeting was also sought to make the celebration of Republic Day grand.
The meeting also decided the prize money for the winners of marathon runners under different categories and work was also distributed to the different department heads and officers. The DC South asked the line departments to coordinate with all members of the celebration committee. The meeting also decided to conduct a review meeting on 20 January at DAC Conference Hall.
The meeting was also attended by Chairman Namchi Municipal Council, BT Tamang, VC NMC, NH Ansari and the Heads of departments and officers of the line departments.