The Department of Agriculture, Pughoboto, bagged the Overall Championship of the 3rd Inter Departmental Sports Meet organised under the aegis of the Subdivision District Planning & Development Board (SDDPDB) at Pughoboto under Zunheboto District on 29th November 2024. The event was conducted at Public Ground, Pughoboto which brought together various Government departments in grand celebration of sports and games.

Kicking off the sports event during the inaugural programme, ADC Pughoboto, Tiameren Chang, NCS exhorted on the importance of sports for good health and mind. He also said that the event is a good opportunity for government employees to get to know each other which will foster better work culture and coordination within as well as amongst the various departments.

The Agriculture Department emerged as the winner of the Men’s Carrom and the Runner Up of the Women’s Penalty Shootout during the one day sports meet. The Rural Development (RD) Department won the Men’s Penalty Shootout while the Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) won the Women’s Penalty Shootout.

A total of 140 participants from 17 Government Departments played in the sports event which included Carrom and Penalty Shootout for men and Penalty Shootout for women.

At the inaugural program in the morning, the Functional Manager, Industry, Hekato K Jimo presented a special song while the Pastor, Police Baptist Fellowship Pughoboto, Mughato Zhimo blessed the event with a benediction. The day’s event concluded with prize distribution ceremony and attendance of respective departments were duly taken for record.