?The sands of midnight? awakens to a new morn
Pathiramanal (The sands of midnight, literally), a picturesque
island in the Vembanadu Lake, is all set to become a bio-park. The project,
which is meant to protect the natural beauty and environmental specialties of
the place, has been inaugurated by Mr. V. S. Achuthanandan, Chief Minister.
Mr. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, Minister for Tourism, laid the foundation stone for
the project, which is undertaken by Kerala Tourism under its eco-tourist initiatives.
The
project will be implemented through agencies like Centre for Earth Science Studies,
Fisheries Resource Management Association, Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala
Forest Research Institute and National Museum of Natural History.
