Manjusha art forms depicting Mukhyamantri Cycle Yojana in Banka. Picture by Amit Kumar

Bhagalpur, Dec. 14: Chief minister Nitish Kumar will be treated to some of his pet projects depicted in traditional Manjusha art forms as he reaches Banka district tomorrow during the fifth phase of his Seva Yatra.

Several projects that the chief minister had announced, including the Mukhyamantri Cycle Yojana and Right to Information Act, would be portrayed through the century-old folk art form.

Nitish is scheduled to address administrative officials at the conference hall during his visit, where the paintings would be put up. “Banka district magistrate Adesh Titarmare has requested Nabard to paint the walls of the conference hall at Banka Collectorate with Manjusha painting motifs to greet him with the folk art of the region,” said Nabin Kumar Roy, the district development manager of Nabard, Bhagalpur.

He said: “Disha Gramin Vikas Manch, the rural innovation fund programme implementing agency of Manjusha art revival project of Nabard, has been working for over two years to develop artistes, master trainers and resource persons in the Bhagalpur region.”

He pointed out that for the new task assigned by Titarmare, Manjusha art chief trainer Manoj Pandit and his team of artists have developed designs depicting Mukhyamantri Cycle Yojana, Right to Information Act, Right to Services Act, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), Hariyali self help groups and Chhath festival.

Besides the team of artists also developed the plate depicting Samudra Manthan. “We have almost completed the assignments and our team has been working day and night to complete all the work,” Pandit said.

He told The Telegraph that cycle yojana, Right to Service Act, Chhath and Samudra Manthan have all been painted on the entrance of the conference hall, while the paintings of MNREGA, Hariyali and self help groups have been depicted inside the conference hall.

Besides, the original theme of folk arts, such as Bihula Bishari, are in the process of being placed at various places all over the collectorate, including the chamber of the district magistrate and District Rural Development Authority (DRDA) entrances. Some more paintings are also being positioned inside the Banka circuit house.

“The district magistrate is very happy to see the all decked up conference hall and has congratulated Nabard on more than one occasion for bringing Manjusha art to the fore,” Roy pointed out.

Titarmare has advised Disha Gramin Vikas Manch to paint the compound wall of the newly built central part of the collectorate in future, Roy said.

Further, the agency has been assigned the responsibility to impart training for Manjusha art-based livelihood programmes through Rural Self employment Training Institute, Banka in all the 11 blocks of the district.

Roy added that the programmes are aimed at reviving Manjusha art in Bhagalpur, Banka and their adjoining districts.