13,000 students to welcome Modi with Dhimsa dance for Bhogapuram airport inaugural event

Schoolgirls practicing Dhamisa dance on Thursday at the Bhogapuram international airport, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit on August 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: ARRANGMENT The State government is gearing up to extend a grand welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the Alluri Sitarama Raju International airport in Bhogapuram, Vizianagaram district on August 1, 2026.As part of the inaugural programme, around 13,000 children will perform the traditional tribal folk dance Dhimsa on Saturday. More than 5,000 students rehearsed at the venue on Thursday in the presence of senior officials including Special Chief Secretary M.T. Krishna Babu and Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy.The officials directed dance instructors to fine-tune the performance and ensure its successful pr