A polo match was organised on ‘Navroz’, a festival that marks the beginning of a new year and the first day of spring on March 20 at Shagaran, Chuchot.

The Polo match was organised by Indus Chushot Polo Club.  Animal Husbandry team beats Chushot Polo Club by scoring 6 goals against 4 goals.

Chief Guest of the occasion, Mirza Hussain, Chuchot Constituency stressed on further promotion and development of the polo game which historically and culturally plays an important part. He said organizing such a tournament will definitely help in promoting the polo game. 

He informed about the assurance of Union Sports Minister Kiran Rijiju to develop infrastructure at historical polo place Shagaran. He also seeks villagers and all stakeholder support to develop and promote Shagaran in the future. 

Indus Chushot Polo Club, President, Tundup Dorjay said that the purpose of organizing the Polo match is to revive the traditional horse polo used to play at Shagaran in ancient times.

He appreciated Hill Council’s contribution to developing the infrastructure at Shagaran and the personal contribution of Councilor Mirza Hussain for the development of  Shagaran.

Chushot Ama Tsogspa presented a culture programme.