Chachin Grazing Festival celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh

The Chachin Grazing Festival was celebrated in the Tawang region near Bumla Pass, Arunachal Pradesh, on July 14-15. Around 100 local graziers attended the festival along with their nearly 400 yaks. The festival also featured a medical camp to aid the local graziers and a veterinary camp to provide medical support to yaks, which included a lecture on animal health. Traditional grazing areas like Chachin are integral to the local Monpa lifestyle, which is heavily dependent on nomadic herding for farming. The current Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh is Pema Khandu

Important Points to remember:

  1. Chachin Grazing Festival celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh in Tawang region near Bumla Pass.
  2. The key participants include local graziers and their yaks.
  3. A medical camp for graziers and a veterinary camp for yaks featuring a lecture on animals' health were organized.
  4. The event highlighted the importance of traditional grazing areas for local Monpa lifestyle which includes nomadic herding.
  5. The present Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh is Pema Khandu.