HYDERABAD: Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari on Monday visited the Golconda Fort and reviewed the arrangements being made for the Independence Day celebrations. She directed the officials to make arrangements befitting the occasion.

The main attraction during this Independence Day celebrations would be the participation of a number of cultural troupes who would be performing in their traditional attires depicting the rich and varied cultural heritage of the state.

Cultural department director Mamidi Hari Krishna said that more than 1,000 artists would showcase various art forms such as Gussadi, Kommu Koya, Lambadi, Dappulu, Oggu dollu, Kolatam, Bonalu Kolatam, Behandla Jamidikal, Chindu Yakshaganam, Karrasamu, Kuchipudi, Bharatanatyam, Perni and Nagara Bheri during the celebrations. It was also decided to invite students of various schools to the function to kindle the spirit of patriotism among them.