Koothali
Grama Panchayat

Paddy Cultivation Begins Under the ‘Kathiraniyum Koothali’ Project

As part of the 2026–27 Annual Plan of Koothali Grama Panchayat, paddy cultivation has commenced on fallow land under the ‘Kathiraniyum Koothali’ project. Paddy cultivation of the Makaram variety has been started on 15 acres of land in the Kannoth area.

The cultivation has been planned for harvesting within four months. This is the second consecutive year that paddy cultivation is being carried out in the area under the leadership of the Kathir Farmers’ Collective, Kannoth Area, East Perambra. The Panchayat is implementing the project with the objective of bringing fallow lands under cultivation and expanding paddy farming.

Koothali Grama Panchayat President Shri Umar Thandora inaugurated the sowing of seeds. Vice President Smt. Raheena Arayil presided over the function. The Agricultural Officer delivered the keynote address.

Edi Sathyan, P.K. Sreedharan, Prabhakaran, Block Panchayat Member Biju C., Ravindran Kaloth, Dhanya Rameshan, Biju A.C., Bindu, Rajan K. Puthiyedath, Mohandas Oniyil, P.M. Raghavan, Muhammad Porayil, Premadasan, M. Narayanan, K.V. Chandrasekharan, Ibrahim Master and K.M. Pushpa also spoke at the function.

The cultivation is progressing with the collective participation of farmers and local residents. Several farmers and residents participated in the seed-sowing ceremony.