Two-Day Block Mela and Tribal Food Festival Held at Kamorta to Have fun eightieth Independence Day

Kamorta | August 18, 2026

The Hockey Ground at Kamorta witnessed a vibrant two-day Block Mela cum Tribal Food Festival on August 15 and 16, organised beneath the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana–National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) of the Government of India as a part of the celebrations marking the nation’s eightieth Independence Day.

The pageant introduced collectively authorities departments, tribal leaders, self-help teams (SHGs) and villagers, offering a platform to advertise native tradition, entrepreneurship and consciousness of presidency schemes and companies.

The inaugural perform was attended by Mohammed Yunus M, Block Development Officer, CD Block, Nancowry, as Chief Guest. Chief Tribal Captain–Nancowry Ayesha Majeed and Chief Tribal Captain–Kamorta Charles Jacob have been additionally current, together with Heads of Departments, tribal leaders and villagers.

Various authorities departments, together with AH&VS, Agriculture, Fisheries, Health, Rural Development and Social Welfare, participated within the Mela. The State Bank of India and INS Kardip additionally joined the occasion, with taking part departments creating consciousness about their respective schemes and companies.

A significant attraction of the pageant was the Tribal Food Festival, the place SHGs showcased quite a lot of conventional Nicobarese cuisines, highlighting the area’s wealthy culinary heritage.

The cultural programme featured the second version of “Dance Nancowry Dance 2.0” and the “Mr. and Ms. Nancowry” competitions, which drew enthusiastic participation and added a powerful cultural dimension to the celebrations.

A variety of leisure competitions, together with males’s and girls’s Tug of War, Coconut Grating, Musical Chair and Pillow Fight, additionally noticed participation from folks throughout age teams.

The occasion supplied a chance for the group to come back collectively in celebration whereas selling native traditions, group participation and grassroots livelihood initiatives beneath DAY-NRLM.

Ms. Ireena, Assistant Education Officer, Nancowry, welcomed the dignitaries and contributors on the occasion.