National Saras Mela begins in Vijayawada.. President visits stalls

Vijayawada : The National Saras Mela has begun at the city’s Punnami Ghat. Today (Thursday) morning, the Saras Mela was inaugurated by President Draupadi Murmu, CM Chandrababu Naidu and Governor Abdul Nazeer. On this occasion, the President visited the stalls set up by Dwakra women from various states. He specially congratulated the talent and intelligence of the women. Handicrafts, crafts and other art forms are being displayed in about 650 stalls in the Saras Melas. Union Ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Rammohan Naidu, Pemmasani Chandrasekhar and MP Keshineni Shivnath (Chinni) participated in the program.

The National Saras Mela – 2026 program will be held for about 14 days from today to the 31st of this month. The Saras Mela has been organized with the aim of providing recognition to Dwakra women’s products at the national and international levels. The AP government is providing marketing facilities to Dwakra women’s products under the brand name ‘Swayam AP’. 650 stalls have been set up to display the products made by Dwakra women. Until now, the Saras Mela was organized in the national capital Delhi. This is the first time that the National Saras Mela program is being organized in AP.