‘Eco-tourism-Cum-Angling Festival’ commences at Darak in Arunachal Pradesh

The Inauguration of the maiden ‘Eco-Tourism-Cum-Angling Festival’, a colourful event at the confluence of Sii and Sibu River at Darak in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, was witnessed by people on 25 October 2019, as told to EcoTourism Expert.

Arunachal Pradesh is one of the 28 States of India and the northeastern-most state of the county where the Sunrise is first seen. Bordering Assam and Nagaland to the South it shares international borders with Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the east and is separated from China in the north by the McMahon Line. Itanagar is the capital of the state. 

Inaugurating the Festival, Liromoba MLA Nyamar Karbak, spoke about ‘mahseer’, a costly, rare and endangered fish, which is found abundantly in the rivers of Darak. He disclosed that the maiden festival is a step towards conservation of aquatic life for promoting tourism in this unexplored part of the state, which will help in rural employment generation and raise the economic condition of the people through tourism.

According to a communiqué, the festival will be made an annual sports carnival in the constituency, which would be a step towards spotting hidden talents and employment through sports. 

Attending the festival Tourism Director Abu Tayeng said that an amount of $0.20 million has been earmarked to celebrate the festival and further assured more organized festivals of its kind shortly.