itanagar the state government is all set to celebrate statehood day on february 20 with much fanfare and hoopla celebrating oneness will be the theme of this twoday extravaganza and union rural development minister jairam ramesh will be the guest of honour participants from almost all the districts of the state will be taking part in the event sources said here on monday flower shows handicrafts exhibition trade fair will add colour and zing to the programme the gourmands will find palatable dishes to satisfy their taste buds at the beautifully decorated food courts as part of the celebrations the third interdistrict rural sports meet under panchayat yuva krida aur khel abhiyan pykka began at sangey lhaden sports academy slsa playground chimpu near itanagar on sunday over 1100 boys and girls under16 including representatives of 12 districts viz dibang valley lower dibang valley east kameng west kameng east siang west siang upper siang lohit upper subansiri kurung kumey tirap and home district of papum pare participated in the sports meet the sports event will include eight disciplines athletics archery badminton table tennis for both boys and girls football boys only kabaddi kho kho and volleyball girls only inaugurating the sports event mla and sports authority of arunachal saa chairman tapuk taku urged the participants to take up sports seriously and try to excel in their respective disciplines he advised them to live on a proper diet he asked them to abstain from taking drugs and alcohol which may ruin their career