Mandya, March 17 -- Vairamudi Utsava at Melukote in Pandavapura taluk will be held from Apr. 2 to 14, said Agriculture and Mandya District Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy.

Presiding over the preparatory meeting at Cauvery auditorium in Zilla Panchayat here yesterday, he instructed the officials to ensure all arrangements were in place prior to commencement of Vairamudi festival.

"Food safety officers must be deputed at the Dasoha Bhavan to check the quality of food and drinking water before being served to devotees. Road works including covering the potholes must be completed at the earliest for smooth flow of traffic," he said and instructed the Police to deploy adequate personnel at the vehicle parking area.

Melukote MLA Darshan Puttann...