Forest academy to come up in two years

A national-level forest academy will set up in the State in two years,
Minister for Forests Benoy Viswom has said.Mr. Viswom was speaking at
a function organised at Mananthavadi here on Saturday to give away an
aid of Rs.1,00,000 to the widow of K.T. Rajan, a forester who died a
few months ago at Walayar while attending a departmental training.The
academy should have all modern facilities, Mr. Viswom said. He later
inaugurated the central office of the North Wayanad Forest Development
Agency.The Minster inaugurated a traditional archery competition at
Mananthavadi in connection with the 203rd death anniversary of Veera
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja.

The Hindu, 30th November 2008