Trade fair's new high: 1,30000 visitors on Sunday - Times of India

NEW DELHI: There was a maddening rush at the India International Trade Fair (IITF) on Sunday as over 1,30,000 people visited the mega multi-product show - the highest on a day since the event began. A sea of people could be seen across pavilions, with little walking space especially in international stalls, cosmetic and pharmaceutical pavilion, theme pavilion, food courts and other stalls. The pavilion of SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) member countries drew maximum crowd, said organizers, adding that the footfall on Friday was around 1 lakh. However, exhibitors say that the sale figures have not been higher this year. "The sales have been low. Many people are visiting our stalls but few of them are actually buying products. This could be beca use of the economic slowdown," said a stall owner at Bangladesh pavilion. Many people were seen purchasing dry fruits and saffron at the Afghanistan pavilion. "This is my first visit to the trade fair and it is great to see products from so many countries under the same roof. You get to know about their culture, handicrafts and traditional work. Altogether, it has been a great experience," said Prabhat, a visitor. A total of 176 business houses and traders dealing in apparels, clothes, home products and artefacts, have participated in the event this year. The microfibre and silk quilts at Hong Kong pavilion, and the woolen material at Nepal and Kashmir pavilion are in huge demand. The Rajasthan pavilion has also been a major attraction among visitors. While the stall has the state's renowned jewellery work - 'meenakari' and 'kundan' - on display, the pavilion also offers the popular footwear, jutis. "One can glimpse at Rajasthan's art and culture just by standing at Pragati Maidan's trade fair," said Kataria. Many children were seen hopping pavilions using skates so that they did not have to walk. via Business - Google News

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