International stone fair at Jaipur from January 29

Jaipur

Wide variety of natural dimensional stones and ancillary products will be showcased at the international stone industry exhibition to be held here from January 29 to February 1.

Exhibitors and buyers from India and abroad will be participating in the event which will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Thursday at the Jaipur Exhibition and Convention Centre in Sitapura.

“The largest international exposition on stone industry will comprehensively showcase the wide variety of natural dimensional stones and others and will bring together on one platform various stakeholders of the stone industry,” Ashok Dhoot, Vice President- Center for Development of Stones said at a press conference today.

Domestic and overseas producers, exporters, importers, consumers and buyers, experts, technology providers, architects, builders among others will be participating in the exhibition.

He informed that confirmation for international participation has already been received from countries like Iran, Afghanistan, Spain, Macedonia, Russia, China, Turkey, Egypt, Korea and Italy.

Turkey, China, Afghanistan and Italy will also be setting up their pavilions in the exhibition.

Besides, large number of overseas visitors are expected to participate in the event, he added.

Nearly 20,000 trade visitors are expected to visit the event.

Veenu Gupta, Principal Secretary- Industries, Rajasthan Government, said that a sub event named Jaipur Architecture Festival has also been planned in which close to 100 architects from the country and abroad will be participating.

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