The sands of midnight, Pathiramanal, awakens to a new morn, News Bytes, Kerala Tourism

KERALA TOURISM NEWSLETTER

ISSUE: 184

DECEMBER 2008

?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.