Overview
- The 49th Hundred Drums Wangala Festival was held at Wangala A.dam in Chibragre, West Garo Hills, with Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma in attendance.
- Sangma sanctioned Rs 20 crore to upgrade the approach road to the heritage village and handed Rs 25 lakh to this year’s organisers.
- He proposed a state-level Wangala Committee to coordinate government departments with festival organisers ahead of next year’s milestone.
- The 2026 Golden Jubilee is planned as a larger ‘One Thousand Drums’ celebration, a vision associated with the late P. A. Sangma.
- Under the Chief Minister’s Research Grant, 50 researchers receive ₹3 lakh each annually, and officials also flagged a committee to study Garo migration and lineage.