GLOBAL VILLAGE IN
BOLGATTY, KOCHI
Construction work for the sprawling Global
Village in Kochi, which promises to be India's largest trade fair and focal
point of the South Indian Bank Grand Kerala Shopping Festival (GKSF) this
season, is all set to begin.Featuring nearly 400 stalls across seven pavilions
spread over 24 acres of land at the Lulu Convention Centre premises on Bolgatty
Island off the, the Global Village will feature products, art forms, cultures
and traditions from around the world, Kerala Tourism Minister A P Anil Kumar said
here today.
It
will open on December 22 with a spectacular fireworks display and a series of
colorful cultural programs and entertainment events that will go on until the
trade fair closes on January 9. 'One consistent demand that we have heard over
the last five seasons of GKSF is the need for one venue which can act as a
focal point for the entire festival.It is in answer to this that we are setting
up the Global Village as part of the sixth season of GKSF,' he said. The
Corporation of Cochin, trade associations, businesses, people's representatives
and various government departments pledged their support to the event at a
meeting with the Minister in Kochi.
Prof.
John Kurakar
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