Süngkotenem Angling Festival 2017 underway

Morung Express News
Mopungchuket | August 12   

The annual Süngkotenem Angling Festival 2017 got underway today at Süngkotenem Lake, Mopungchuket village under Mokokchung district organized by the Mopungchuket Community Tourism Society (MCTS) with Er.Atoba Imchen, Executive Engineer, PWD (R&B) Mokokchung as chief guest. As part of the festival, an angling competition was held today where 79 anglers competed to win the premier angling competition title in Mokokchung, 13 more than last year’s edition. Tajungyanger with a catch of 0.47 kgs and Tsuwanungsang with a catch of 0.36 kgs were declared the winner and runner-up of the competition respectively, who were awarded with cash prize and certificates.  

The angling fest will continue from August 14-19 and weekends August 25-26 and September 1-2, 2017. Biggest catch awards will be given away on each of the remaining days of the angling festival. The gates open at 5:00 am on all days of the angling fest.