15-05-2025
Neelakurinji biodiversity learning festival
A three-day-long Neelakurinji biodiversity learning festival for schoolchildren will begin at the Neelakurinji biodiversity knowledge centre on the premises of Government High School, Adimaly, in Idukki on Friday. The festival begins with a friendly nature drawing.
According to officials, the 60-odd participants of the camp are winners of district-level quiz contests organised by the Haritha Keralam Mission.
The learning festival will be held at Adimaly in connection with the International Day for Biological Diversity. Officials said the project aimed to create awareness among students about biodiversity and the importance of preserving it.
The festival also includes visits to the Neelakurinji biodiversity knowledge centre, travel to Munnar, birdwatching, butterfly monitoring, Eravikulam National Park (ENP), the Mattuppetty Indo-Swiss project, and classes with environmental experts.
