Para-gliders drop pamphlets in villages of Dang district in Gujarat
November 24, 2015
Surat
Ardra Agrawal, district collector of Dang in south Gujarat hired para-gliders to drop pamphlets urging tribal villagers to cast their votes in upcoming district/taluka panchayat election, polling for which is scheduled to take place on November 29.
Villagers residing near Don hill and Saputara on Sunday and Monday were surprised on Monday as pamphlets showered from the sky at the height of 1,500 feet asking them to cast their vote.
Six para-gliders from Dangs Paragliding Adventure Association were hired for this task with 7,500 pamphlets.
It was for the first time that such exercise was conducted in Gujarat for voters awareness.
– DeshGujarat
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