The 11th edition of Coimbatore Vizha, to be held from January 4 to 12, was launched here on Saturday. L. Balaji Saravanan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Coimbatore city, released the Vizha logo at the Victoria Town Hall in Big Bazaar Street.
Coimbatore Vizha, an initiative facilitated by various individuals and organisations in Coimbatore, serves as a unique platform for the people to celebrate the spirit of Coimbatore. ‘#Celebrate Coimbatore’ is the hashtag for this edition of Coimbatore Vizha and the focus is ‘Impact and Inspire’.
Over 150 events have been planned in various locations in and around the Coimbatore city. Continuing the trend of 10th edition, a double-decker open top bus will be in the city throughout the Coimbatore Vizha week.
Coimbatoreans will also get to experience art street, and outdoor movie fest.
An open quiz hosted by Sujith Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic), Coimbatore, street food festival from Codissia to Jennys Residency, heritage car show, Coimbatore science and technology festival, Coimbatore Vizha parade, sports festival are the new events planned for the 11th edition of Coimbatore Vizha. School pavilion, college pavilion and industry and experience zone are also on the cards.
“We must appreciate the citizens and the organisers for the success of the festival over the last 10 years,” said Vishnu Prabhakar, Chairperson of Coimbatore Vizha.
Dipender Singh, chairperson of Young Indians Coimbatore Chapter, Ramesh M., Chairperson of CII Coimbatore, R.Ramamurthy, president of Codissia, D. Srinivasan, president of Coimbatore District Hoteliers Association, V. Lakshmi Narayanan, president of Chamber of Commerce, C.R. Swaminathan, past chairman of CII Southern Region, Shankar Vanavarayar, past chairman of Yi National and founder of Coimbatore Vizha, R. Mahalingam – Airport Director, Coimbatore, B. Praveen Kumar, Co-Chairman of Yi Coimbatore, attended the launch ceremony.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Coimbatore / by Saranya Rayappan / Coimbatore – November 25th, 2018