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Best Pachathuruth (Green Islets) awards declared

A total of 145 Green Islets from various categories—including local self-government institutions, schools, colleges, other institutions, Devaharitham (sacred groves), bamboo groves, mangrove belts, and Kavus—participated in the state-level screening. The State coordinator of Navakeralam KarmaPadhathi & vice chairperson of Haritha Keralam Mission Dr. TN Seema has announced the winners.

Local Self-Government Institutions

  • First Prize: Ayyappankavu green islet, Muzhakkunnu Grama Panchayat, Kannur
  • Second Prize (Shared): Kudamanka green islet, Thumpamon Grama Panchayat, Pathanamthitta & Kumblamchola, Kanjirappuzha Grama Panchayat, Palakkad
  • Third Prize (Shared): Theeradesham Green Islet, Kollam Corporation & Pulayanarthodu, Ajanur Grama Panchayat, Kasaragod
  • Fourth Prize: Nadukavu Harithaveedhi, Trikaripur Grama Panchayat, Kasaragod
  • Fifth Prize (Shared): ICDS Kunnumpurath, Kallara Grama Panchayat, Kottayam & Shanthivanam, Thondernad Grama Panchayat, Wayanad

Special Jury Awards:

Karinkarappulli Canal Bank (Palakkad), Kanjjar, velliyamattam grama panchayat, (Idukki), Sristha (Kannur), Kadanad High School Green Island (Kottayam), Mullott Dam Green Islet (Pathanamthitta).

Colleges

  • First Prize: Payyannur College Green Islet, Kannur
  • Second Prize: Walter Valley Fruit Forest, V.T. Bhattathirippad Government College, Palakkad
  • Third Prize: Panampilly Memorial Government College Green Island, Thrissur

Schools

  • First Prize (Shared): Thavidisseri GHSS, Kannur & GHSS Vaduvanchal, Wayanad
  • Second Prize (Shared): Arikode GHSS, Malappuram & GUP School Padikkeel, Kasaragod
  • Third Prize: Chamakkuzhi Kuwatti Green Islet, GUPS Kasaragod
  • Fourth Prize: SSHS Mourkanad,oorngattery grama panchayat, Malappuram
  • Fifth Prize: Government UP School Perumpally, Ernakulam

Other Institutions

  • First Prize (Shared): Tree Museum, Central Jail Kannur & Travancore Titanium Green Islet, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Second Prize (Shared): KSDP Green Islet, Alappuzha & Gandhigram hospital for dermetology Green Islet, Thrissur
  • Third Prize (Shared): Malayalapuzha Ayurveda Dispensary, vettoor,Pathanamthitta & Thaital Green Island, Nellurnad Cancer Care Centre, Wayanad

Devaharitham (Sacred Groves)

  • First Prize (Shared): Smritivanam, Veethukunnu Vishnumoorthi Temple, Kasaragod & Mannur Shiva Temple Green Islet, Kozhikode
  • Second Prize: Prayongattam Green Islet,Cheruthazham, Kannur
  • Third Prize (Shared): Peralam Bhagavathi Temple, Karivalloor, Kannur & Mridangasaileshwari Green Islet, Muzhakkunnu, Kannur

Bamboo Groves

  • First Prize: Cholapuram, Vengappally Grama Panchayat, Wayanad
  • Second Prize (Shared): Cheruthazham Bamboo islet, cheruthazham grama panchayat  & Kiliyandhara Thonikkadavu islet, Payamgrama panchayat  , Kannur
  • Third Prize (Shared): Aranyakam, Kurumathur grama panchayat ,Kannur & Aninjakunnumppara, Chemmanad, Kasaragod

Mangrove Green Islands

  • First Prize (Shared): Vayalapra Park,Cheruthazham Grama Panchayat, Kannur & Madakkal,Valiyaparamba Grama Panchayat, Kasaragod
  • Second Prize: Kasaragod Municipality, Social Forestry Nagaravanam Pallam Green Islet, Kasaragod
  • Third Prize: Shiriya River Mangrove Islet, Kumbala Grama Panchayat, Kasaragod

Kavus (Sacred Groves)

  • First Prize: Melothumkal Kavu, Kasaragod
  • Second Prize: Kalichamkavu, Kappukayam,Uduma Grama Panchayat, Kasaragod
  • Third Prize (Shared): Ennappara Kollickal Bhagavathi Kavu, Kasaragod & Vadayilkavu, Kadalundi grama Panchayat, Kozhikode

The award decisions were finalized by a distinguished panel comprising Dr. Jomi Augustine, Dr. Rajendraprasad, Dr. T.S. Preetha, and Dr. Deepu Sivadhas, alongside Chairman Prof. E. Kunjikrishnan.