CHANDIGARH, March 3 -- Punjab education minister Harjot Singh Bains on Monday announced comprehensive arrangements, including a permanent all-weather tent city, for the ongoing Hola Mohalla celebrations at Anandpur Sahib.

Addressing a press conference in Chandigarh, Bains unveiled a series of initiatives, including India's first permanent air-conditioned tent city, for observance of Hola Mohalla. "The permanent tent city was conceived after the success of a temporary structure last year and a subsequent inspection by chief minister Bhagwant Mann described the initiative as a "historic moment " for religious tourism in Punjab.

The minister said the year-round facility would help address the long-standing shortage of accomodation for devo...