All out efforts are being taken up by Tourism Department for smooth management of the events which aimed to attract more tourists, said Tourism Director Anil Kumar Samal.
The Konark Festival will be held in the open air auditorium with famous Sun Temple at the backdrop with five renowned Odissi troupes along with famous artistes of Manipuri, Satriya, Kuchipudi, Bharatnatyam and Kathak, Samal said.
Similarly, the International Sand Art Festival will have 35 stalls with reputed international and national artistes. Women sand artistes and differently-abled sand artistes will also participate in the festival coordinated by Sudarshan Patnaik. Awards and trophies will be given to the winners.
Since both the events are of International importance and unique in nature, the Department of Tourism is giving emphasis for its hassle-free management and taking sincere efforts to attract more and more tourists and art lovers through media campaign and tour packages through OTDC (Odisha tourism development corporation), said Samal.