The first ever hornbill festival in Tripura was held on 8-9 February 2020 with an aim to raise awareness among people for bird conservation. After Nagaland, Tripura is the second state to held Hornbill Festival.
- Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb inaugurated the two-day festival at Barmura Eco park.
- He also announced that eco-park at a biodiversity hotspot will serve as a conservation centre for hornbill birds and will also be a tourist attraction.
- The “Hornbill” festival is named after the Indian Hornbill, the large and colourful forest bird which is displayed in the folklore of most of the tribals in northeast India.
- The state government has also decided to plant more trees in vicinity of the eco-park and around the villages.
- Baramura was renamed as ‘Hathai Kotor’, literally translating to a big hill in Kokborok, lingua franca of Tripura’s tribal communities, during the Kokborok Day celebrations on January 19.
- The hill is known for its Oriental Pied Hornbills, commonly found in Nagaland.
- Nagaland celebrates Hornbill Festival in December every year to mark their conservation efforts for the species.
