Seijosa, Jan 22:  Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival, the lone conservation festival of Arunachal Pradesh was organized here from January 18-20 last.
The three-day festival had back to back panel discussion, Hornbill Nest Adoption, photography competition and other adventure & cultural programmes. Well-known environmentalists, conservation activists, research scholars, bureaucrats, cultural ambassadors, tour operators & community based NGO representatives from Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, Manipur, West Bengal, Assam and home state Arunachal participated as panelists and speakers. 
During Hornbill Nest Adoption programme representative of India Tourism Guwahati announced the adoption of two Hornbill Nests for one year and the fund would be used by Nature Conservation Foundation in monitoring and protecting the endangered hornbill nest and roosts located in and around the Pakke Wildlife sanctuary. 
Photography competition on ‘Nature, Culture & People’ was also organized with support of Green Hub Tezpur and India Tourism Guwahati. 
Jury members distributed prize money and certificates to the six winners who stood out among the fifty registered participants.
Pakke Kessang Deputy Commissioner Tumna Messar extended gratitude to Brig Prasad, Dr Parimal Chand, Raj Basu, M Loiya, Tsering Wange and others. 
Earlier,  local MLA cum State President BJP BR Wage, former Deputy Chief Minister Kameng Dolo, former MLA Techi Hemu and Special Guest Dr Anshu Jamsenpa were felicitated during the inaugural programme which was presided  by Governor Brig (Dr) B D Mishra (Retd) as Chief Guest. AMASA PR 

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