- Around 125 kite flyers from 68 countries, 65 from 14 states and more than 660 from Gujarat will also take part in the week-long event
- Uttarayan celebrations give the message of preservation of nature: Tourism Minister Mulubhai Bera.
- Apart from Ahmedabad, the kite festival is also being organised in Vadodara, Vadnagar, Somnath, Rajkot, Dholera, and Dhordo.
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AHMEDABAD, JAN 8
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday inaugurated the International Kite Festival 2023 here, which will see the participation of around 125 kite flyers from 68 countries based on the G-20 theme ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’.
મુખ્યમંત્રી શ્રી ભૂપેન્દ્ર પટેલે આજે ‘આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય પતંગ મહોત્સવ 2023’ નો અમદાવાદના સાબરમતી રિવરફ્રન્ટ ખાતેથી અન્ય મહાનુભાવો તથા વિશ્વભરમાંથી આવેલ પતંગરસિયાઓની ઉપસ્થિતિમાં શાનદાર શુભારંભ કરાવ્યો હતો. pic.twitter.com/PZo6pSOT8T
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) January 8, 2023
મુખ્યમંત્રીશ્રીએ આ અવસરે જણાવ્યું હતું કે, માનનીય વડાપ્રધાન શ્રી નરેન્દ્રભાઈના નેતૃત્વમાં ગુજરાતના વિકાસનો પતંગ સતત બે દાયકાથી નવી ઉંચાઈઓ પાર કરી રહ્યો છે. વડાપ્રધાનશ્રીએ ઉત્સવો-તહેવારોને જનભાગીદારીથી લોકોત્સવ બનાવવાની પરંપરા ઊભી કરી છે. pic.twitter.com/xvveMJKVcE
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) January 8, 2023
Under Modi’s leadership, India has seen large-scale changes in areas ranging from digital economy to the defence sector. India has become the fifth largest economy in the world and is growing at the highest rate, the chief minister said.
Live: આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય પતંગ મહોત્સવ 2023 નો અમદાવાદ ખાતેથી શુભારંભ. https://t.co/YltHWhVgx2
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) January 8, 2023
Apart from international participants, 65 kite flyers from 14 states in India and 660 from different parts of the state will also take part in the week-long event, which will culminate on January 14.
Speaking on the occasion, state Tourism Minister Mulubhai Bera said Uttarayan celebrations give the message of preservation of nature.
The #FlowerShow2023 at the #SabarmatiRivetfront attracts visitors not only from Gujarat but from the rest of the country too. Watch as Rajul Ji shares her experience on the #Flowershow pic.twitter.com/kGV6fl9ta3
— Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Ltd. (@SRFDCL) January 8, 2023
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, the kite of development of Gujarat has been crossing new heights for two consecutive decades. The kite festival is an opportunity to touch the sky and reach new heights. Kites are a symbol of progress, prosperity, and flight, Patel said while inaugurating the event at Sabarmati riverfront here.
Gujarat Tourism is glad to announce that IKF 2023 based on the theme of G-20 Summit had made 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 for "MOST NATIONALITIES FLYING KITES SIMULTANEOUSLY" on 08th Jan 2023.#gujarattourism #gujarat #incredibleindia #IKF2023 #kite #g20 #g20india pic.twitter.com/sDMw3K7rbh
— Gujarat Tourism (@GujaratTourism) January 8, 2023
Patel further said the kite industry has got a boost under Modi’s leadership when the latter was the chief minister, and has grown from a Rs 8-10 crore industry some two decades ago to Rs 625 crore one, and has given employment to 1.30 lakh people.
Australia, Canada, France, Russia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Egypt, Colombia, Denmark, New Zealand, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, South Africa, Belgium, Bahrain, Iraq and Malaysia are among the 68 countries participating in the event.
It is a matter of pride for Gujarat to get the opportunity to host 15 meetings of G-20, said Patel.
Apart from Ahmedabad, the kite festival is also being organised in Vadodara, Vadnagar, Somnath, Rajkot, Dholera, and Dhordo.
We have given special emphasis on tourism and employment to keep the journey of development in Gujarat uninterrupted. Today’s kite festival is an example of that, the CM said.
