Participated in sijukumar pn Kunthirikakam Saplings | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The Kodunaganore ward in Vatyorokkavu in Thiruvananthapuram is setting an example for the associations of the residents of the Welfare Association (KRWA) residents. After the best residents involved in farming activities in Kerala State Farm Awards 2023, the association has now raised the spread of rare trees, especially perennial people.

Kunthirikakam Saplings | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Association is currently removing Bosswellia sakara Or frankinance from which frankinance or Kunthirikakam Have received. एसोसिएशन के सचिव सिजुकुमार पीएन कहते हैं, “हम पहले से ही 150 से अधिक पौधे वितरित कर चुके हैं।” “Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was the first to receive sapping. Legislative Assembly, ward councilors, government and members of non-government institutions, educational institutions, churches, temples and individuals have also collected sapping from us. ,

Kunthirikakam Photo credit is going away to Palayam Zuma Mosque: Special arrangement

Kunthirikakam एक कठोर गोंद जैसी सामग्री है जो फ्रेंकिनेंस पेड़ों के ट्रंक में पाया जाता है। The resin comes out of the trunk with the incisions made on it. It can be used as resin or in essential oils. Kunthirikakam There is an integral part of religious ceremonies. It is also a component in soap and perfume.

Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and parts of Maharashtra are widely cultivated, trees are not usually grown in Kerala. Sijukumar says, “I get seeds from Maharashtra,” Sijukumar, who retired from the Indian Army two years ago. After retirement, he is leading agricultural activities in the ward.

Kunthirikakam Government Sanskrit College campus in Thiruvananthapuram is being installed. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

“A Kunthirikakam The seed sprouts within 45 days. It does not require special care. The resin can be obtained after six years. The tree lasts for hundreds of years, ”says Sijukumar.

When a message was posted in the WhatsApp group of the unions of the residents in the district, Word was told about the plant. The plant is being given for free.

The association has planned to distribute Rudraksha plants (Alleocapus ghanitrus), Which is a bear Rudraksha Or prayer beads. The tree takes five or six years to bear the fruit. They also plan to promote sandalwood trees, especially the government promoted it as a crop and provided subsidy to cultivate it.

“We opted to develop these perennials so that the coming generations meet and learn about them,” Sijukumar says.

KRWA, formed in 2003, has more than 170 families as members. It won the State Award for rising vegetables and crops in vacant plots in the ward. Cultivation is being done on about two acres spread in seven plots. It is in addition to homestand farming.