Kut fest set for live telecast
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 26 2013 :
Kut festi-val, the grandest festival of Kuki-Chin-Mizo communities would be telecast live and web-cast so that people around the world can watch the event live.
State level Kut committee secretary and Additional DGP P Doungel during an exclusive with The Sangai Express said that preparations for the Kut festival is going on in full swing.
This year's theme for Kut festival which falls on November 1 is 'Unity through culture' and Mizoram Governor Vakkom B Purushotha- man would grace the celebration as the chief guest.
As against 20 tribes which celebrated Kut festival toge-ther last year, Tarao tribe would join Kut celebration this year taking the total number of tribes to 21 .
Mate tribe would join the Kut celebrating family next year, P Doungel said.
Informing that all the 21 tribes would present their traditional dance and music items, Doungel said that this Miss Kut Contest, the main attraction of the festival is being participated by 14 Meitei girls, six Kuki girls and one Naga girl.
Spokesperson and media in-charge of the festival Chunglen Mang said that 50 reporters have been nominated for covering the Kut festival in consultation with AMWJU.
For easy identification of the reporters, they would be separate jackets.
The Kut festival would be given live coverage by NE TV and the event would be webcast live on BSNL website www.statelevelkut.com.
For convenience of the audience, mobile toilets, drinking water, medical, ambulance and canteen facilities would be made available at the festival venue.
Fire brigade would also kept on stand by for emergency situations, Chunglen Mang said.