Methran Kayal: the ebb and flow of a farming practice | Video
Jan 15, 2017 · Kottayam: Methran Kayal is a piece of marshy land in Kumarakom steeped in the culture and heritage of Kerala. Also known as Seminary Kayal, the land belonged to a 200-year-old seminary of the Malankara Orthodox Church at Chungom in Kottayam.
Celebration time for paddy farmers - The Hindu
Jun 28, 2017 · Metran Kayal Rice, the branded rice from the paddy harvested from the controversial polder will be launched on Thursday. According to S.K. Suresh, managing director, Oil Palm India, who is the...
Metran Kayal harvest fete from Friday - The Hindu
Mar 7, 2018 · The harvest festival at the controversial Metran Kayal polder will commence on Friday. This is the second consecutive season of harvesting of paddy at the polder that had been lying fallow for...
Govt to go ahead with Metran Kayal farming - The New Indian …
Sep 2, 2016 · KOCHI: The State Government has decided to go ahead with the Metran Kayal farming project, despite protests from various quarters against the move. There were allegations that de-watering of the...
Fresh Measures to Revive Rice Cultivation in Kerala
Jul 20, 2016 · Methran Kayal (or Seminary Lake), spread over 430 acres in Kumarakom village, is part of Kuttanad, one of the two major rice-producing regions of Kerala (the other major rice producing region in Kerala is in Palakkad district).
Kerala lake at centre of land use row ready for harvest - inkl
Feb 23, 2017 · Metran Kayal is one of many cases in Kerala’s long-running battle between those supporting environmental protection and developers. Located in Kumarakom panchayat and overlooking its picturesque backwaters, Metran Kayal—which means Bishop’s Lake—has been a sea of paddy for over a century.
Fresh hopes sown at Metran Kayal - The Hindu
Nov 10, 2016 · After a gap of eight years, paddy cultivation at the controversial Metran Kayal polder began on Thursday. Tossing the seeds to the polder, a visibly elated Agriculture …
Kerala's Aranmula to ditch airport project, grow rice instead
Mar 31, 2018 · In a significant course correction, Agriculture Minister VS Sunilkumar has directed the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare a plan to re-start rice farming at Methran Kayal and the site earmarked for the controversial Aranmula Airport.
Methran Kayal: Paddy farming bid to face major legal hurdle
Jun 15, 2016 · KOTTAYAM: The government’s decision to go ahead with paddy cultivation in Methran Kayal is likely to face a major legal hurdle, owing to lack of clarity over th
Now on, only paddy farming at Metran Kayal: Agri Minister
Oct 18, 2017 · Now on, only paddy farming at Metran Kayal: Agri Minister. 18 October 2017, 03:59 PM IST. 1 min read. Read later. Print. Share ...