NEWS – Chandubi Festival was celebrated along the Chandubi Lake in the state of Assam

CHANDUBI FESTIVAL

• Celebrated for five days starting from the first day of the New Year
• At Chandubi lake, which is situated in the state of Assam
• Major aim – promote eco-tourism in this biodiversity hotspot of Assam
• Has been providing an opportunity to generate livelihood to different tribes – Rabhas, Garos, Gorkhas and tea tribes – living in the area by selling different food items and homemade beverages, and traditionally woven attire

CHANDUBI LAKE

• Created during a massive earthquake in the year 1897
• Chand means five and Dubi means sinking in Khasi language
• This freshwater lake was turned into an economically viable water body that would sustain different communities living around the lake