More than 30000 people attend Valvettithurai Kite festival 2016

Annual “Thaipongal” air kite festival organized by “Vikneswara community Centre’ and its sports club has soared with success at Valvettithurai, Jaffna on 15th Jan 2016, witnessing participation of more than 30,000 of people from various parts of Jaffna Peninsula.

 

The event headed by Mr.Uthayakumar (president of the community Centre) commenced at 1430 hours, where Mr.C.V.Vikneswaran (Honorable Chief Minister of Northern provincial council) participated as Chief guest and Mr.M.K.Sivajilingam (Member of Northern provincial council), Mrs.Kiriya Vasuthevan (Secretary of Valvettithurai Urban Council), and Mr.P.Kesavaraj (Administrative Director of Jaffna daily newspaper – Thinakkural) participated as the special guests.

 

In addition to Kite competition, the event continued with opening ceremony of renovated beach, awarding ceremony, prize giving ceremony, honoring ceremony and a musical programme.

  

Over 70 kites of all shapes, colors, sizes with dimensions were setting the sky over beautiful newly renovated Uthayasuriyan beach - one of the prominent beache along the Point Pedro – KKS road.

 

Light wind resulted from prevailed north east monsoon favored most of kites to fly, except couple of kites which are believed to be excessively weighed and thus unable to fly.

 

A handmade fighter jet, similar to those seen on the sky several years ago, had secured the first place. The 10 foot long, 3 dimensional shape Fighter Jet was named as ‘Srilankan Fighter jet’.

 

The kite was designed by Mr.Mahenthiran, who has won the prizes in the past years too.

 

 

The kite competition has grown over the past few years because of the support of participants and increasing number of spectators not only from local but also from all over the Peninsula.

 

Vikneswaran ceremonially opened newly constructed sea barrier  

 

A newly constructed Sea barrier to protect the beach was ceremonially opened by Northern provincial council’s Chief Minister Mr.C.V.Vikneswarn at about 1830 hours, followed by the kite competition. 

 

Beach renovation including building of this Sea barrier is expected to cost several million Srilankan rupees, which was mainly donated by the members of Uthayasooriyan Sports club, including those Diaspora members.

 

The event continued till next day early morning 0200 hours, with the musical programme, where Tamil Nadu based Vijay TV super singers too participated.

 

The entire KKS – Point Pedro road and all the common places in the main town area were packed with thousands of Bikes, Motor Bikes, Three wheelers and Vehicles during the entire event.