Baramulla, July 10: In a notable celebration of cultural harmony, heritage and development, a day-long mega border festival ‘Jashn-e-Sarhad, Sufi Saaz Ke Song’ was held at Shahdara Sheri in Uri under the program of lively villages (VVP-II) today.
The Grand Festival was organized through a joint cooperation between Information Directorate and PR, Jammu and Kashmir and District Administration Baramullah.
This festival was given by the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Uri, Dr. Sajad was explained by a member of Shafi as the chief guest, and was attended by a host of Digitaries, including Dig North Kashmir, Muskud-ul-Zaman; Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Minga Sherpa; Commander 161 Brigade, Brigade. Manish Segal; SSP Baramulla, Gurinderpal Singh; Joint Director information Kashmir, Syed Shahnawaz Bukhari and many other senior citizens and army officers.
The incident attracted an enthusiastic crowd of hundreds from Shahdara village and nearby border villages, converting the Nirmal Sufi site into a vibrant hub of celebration and civil engagement.
District Information Officer Baramulla, Iftakhar Naseem, set a tone for a day filled with cultural vibrancy and administrative outreach at his reception.
Speaking on the occasion, the MLA thanked the district administration for organizing the festival and urged for more such events to promote eco, border and pilgrimage tourism in the region.
The festival had a rich performance of music and cultural performances, reflecting the spirit of the border region and its Sufi heritage. Electrification work by Jhankar Band, Pir Panjal Strings, Ishfaq Ahmed (Bal Puruskar Award), and a intimate presentation by the police band took the audience captive throughout the program.
Assistant Commissioner of Development (ACD) Baramulla, Chaudhary Mudsir Hussain addressed the gathering and exposed major components of the program of lively villages being implemented in the district, including the border belt includes All-Vedar Road connectivity, cultural and linguistic protection, and public health and education infrastructure.
Earlier in the day, dignitaries inspected stalls set up by various departments such as health, education, ICD, handicrafts, and rural livelihood missions (NRLM), providing citizens about government welfare schemes, health services, livelihood opportunities and women-focused empowerment.
The festival not only offered a vibrant cultural platform for the border residents, but also served as a will for the government’s commitment to the government’s commitment under the lively village program program Phase II for integrating development with tradition and innovation.
The event concluded on a high note with community dialogue and is renewed among the border population for continuous development, cultural revival and administrative attention in remote marginal areas of Jammu and Kashmir. (KDC)