Strange & Unknown

Wednesday, Dec 02, 2009

KOLLAM: The Department of Zoology of Fatima Mata National College on Tuesday celebrated the 30th anniversary of the ‘Save Silent Valley movement’ launched by the department in 1979. Students of the college had conducted district and State-wide campaigns aimed at conservation of the unique rainforests as part of the movement.

The 30th anniversary coincides with the silver jubilee of the declaration of Silent Valley as a National Park in 1984 by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Minister for Water Resources N.K. Premachandran inaugurated the celebrations. He said the movement launched by the college had highlighted the importance of ...

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