Alathur to become first organic block panchayat

Alathur will soon become the first block panchayat in Kerala to achieve self-sufficiency in production and consumption of organically grown vegetables. By the end of the next economic year, the block will produce all fruits and vegetables for its residents based on the requirement. There is a plan to setup farmers’ market without the involvement of middlemen. The priority is to achieve self sufficiency, thereon retail outlets will be started in other parts of the State to sell the excess quantity of fruits and vegetables so produced. Hill Area Development Authority, Integrated Watershed Development Programme and Swachh Bharat Mission are the implementing agencies of the project.