Jamshedpur: Citizens throng picnic spots on first day of 2023

Jamshedpur, Jan 1: People across the city celebrated the beginning of the New Year with different styles with no major untoward incident reported so far.

The New Year was celebrated here with great enthusiasm and fervour. Besides organising formal celebrations, various social and religious organisations wished a prosperous New Year to each other.

On the first day of the year, many families decided to take it easy after the exhilarating experience and spend quality time with visiting relatives and loved ones while others ventured out. 

On the first day of the year, people thronged parks for picnics. Places like Tata Steel Zoological Park, Jubilee Park Dimna Lake and Hudco dam witnessed huge rush.

Officials of the zoological informed that they witnessed all-time high  footfalls on January 1. People in large numbers visited the zoo on New Year.

Zoological Park management thanked the picnickers for celebrating the first day of the year peacefully and supporting the zoo authorities.

Those who chose to enjoy a leisurely holiday stayed at home with a sumptuous spread for lunch, while at many places, local clubs and cultural organisations arranged for a feast.

Celebrations to mark the first day of 2023 seemed to be boundless with no pandemic-related restrictions.

Popular tourist destinations were choc-a-bloc with travellers making the most of the winter holidays in schools and colleges by heading Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary and Dimna Lake.