Pre Event Description :
The programme was conducted as a part of the project entitled ‘Biodiversity Sensitisation Programme of students and farmers in the diverse wet land ecosystem of Kerala,. The Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare Adv. V.S. Sunil Kumar, Kovalam MLA Sri. M. Vincent, Panchayath authorities, experts on environmental conservation, IAS officers, villagers, and school children from nearby schools participated in the Lake Fest.Cultural Programmes, exhibition, agro clinic, method demonstrations, competitions for school children and the villagers, panel discussion on importance of lake biodiversity and sale of healthy snacks prepared by students were conducted jointly by the College Union, State Wet Land Authority Kerala (SWAK) and the Department of Agricultural Extension on the banks of the Vellayani Lake.