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Forest academy to come up in two years

KALPETTA: A national-level forest academy will set up in the State in two years, Minister for Forests Benoy Viswom has said.

Mr. Viswom was speaking at a function organised at Mananthavadi here on Saturday to give away an aid of Rs.1,00,000 to the widow of K.T. Rajan, a forester who died a few months ago at Walayar while attending a departmental training.

The academy should have all modern facilities, Mr. Viswom said. He later inaugurated the central office of the North Wayanad Forest Development Agency.

The Minster inaugurated a traditional archery competition at Mananthavadi in connection with the 203rd death anniversary of Veera Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja.

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