Foggy morning, sunny spirit: Salt Lake wakes up to happy hours
TNN | Updated: Dec 31, 2018, 05:37 IST
The 12,000-strong crowd had a variety of activities to keep them busy.KOLKATA: A crowd of several thousands came together at the T-junction in front of Salt Lake’s Central Park to start the last Sunday of the year with fun and games. Happy Streets, organized by The Times of India in association with Bidhannagar City Police, has turned into an annual fixture here.
State fire services minister and local MLA Sujit Bose, Hidco chairperson and additional chief secretary of information technology and electronics department Debashis Sen, Bidhannagar DCP (headquarters) Amit Javalgi and ACP Sambiti Chakraborty released red balloons to inaugurate the event.
Debashis Sen, Sujit Bose, Amit Javalgi and Sambiti Chakraborty inaugurate Happy Streets.
“I am very happy. I want to thank TOI for organizing such a wonderful event which has brought together so many people,” Bose said. “It is a lovely morning and I hope everyone enjoys the fresh air,” Sen said.
“This is a wonderful initiative to free the roads of fumes and traffic to let people spend time playing, running and cycling without interference. Like previous years, the response has been great and we are glad to host the revellers whose numbers are growing with every season,” said Javalgi.
Sunday’s Happy Streets attendees comprised people from across the city. Salt Lake residents were joined by people from Rajarhat, Baguiati, Kankurgachi, Park Street, and even Tollygunge and Howrah.
“I have come to Happy Streets for the first time and it feels amazing. We will definitely come again,” said Saket Agarwal, a finance professional who came from Tollygunge.
Breathalyzers and speed guns on display at the police stall.
Bidhannagar police put on display several traffic management equipment, like breathalyzers and speed guns, so that the public could take a look and make enquiries regarding traffic rules. Bose himself asked the cops about different traffic management measures.
Those who had been to the previous editions of Happy Streets in Salt Lake said they had never seen such a huge crowd there. “The crowd was huge on the opening day of Happy Streets in Salt Lake. With few more to come, the crowd is expected to be bigger,” said a traffic police officer. The unofficial footfall on Sunday was 12,000.
And the activities kept everyone busy. On the main stage, Zumba by Swag Swagger Supreme made the audience groove to music while group activities, like yoga by Mystic Yoga, meditation by Heartfulness, kids activities by Sticky Bits and Stone Paper Scissors, skating by Fun on Wheels and karate by JKF Goju-Kai, Takuji-Kenbukan Karate-Do India made sure there was something for each person. There were also other things to do, like tug of war and cycling, apart from football and volleyball.
State fire services minister and local MLA Sujit Bose, Hidco chairperson and additional chief secretary of information technology and electronics department Debashis Sen, Bidhannagar DCP (headquarters) Amit Javalgi and ACP Sambiti Chakraborty released red balloons to inaugurate the event.
“I am very happy. I want to thank TOI for organizing such a wonderful event which has brought together so many people,” Bose said. “It is a lovely morning and I hope everyone enjoys the fresh air,” Sen said.
“This is a wonderful initiative to free the roads of fumes and traffic to let people spend time playing, running and cycling without interference. Like previous years, the response has been great and we are glad to host the revellers whose numbers are growing with every season,” said Javalgi.
Sunday’s Happy Streets attendees comprised people from across the city. Salt Lake residents were joined by people from Rajarhat, Baguiati, Kankurgachi, Park Street, and even Tollygunge and Howrah.
“I have come to Happy Streets for the first time and it feels amazing. We will definitely come again,” said Saket Agarwal, a finance professional who came from Tollygunge.
Bidhannagar police put on display several traffic management equipment, like breathalyzers and speed guns, so that the public could take a look and make enquiries regarding traffic rules. Bose himself asked the cops about different traffic management measures.
Those who had been to the previous editions of Happy Streets in Salt Lake said they had never seen such a huge crowd there. “The crowd was huge on the opening day of Happy Streets in Salt Lake. With few more to come, the crowd is expected to be bigger,” said a traffic police officer. The unofficial footfall on Sunday was 12,000.
And the activities kept everyone busy. On the main stage, Zumba by Swag Swagger Supreme made the audience groove to music while group activities, like yoga by Mystic Yoga, meditation by Heartfulness, kids activities by Sticky Bits and Stone Paper Scissors, skating by Fun on Wheels and karate by JKF Goju-Kai, Takuji-Kenbukan Karate-Do India made sure there was something for each person. There were also other things to do, like tug of war and cycling, apart from football and volleyball.
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