Summary:
Urban farmingUnder the urban farming programme, farming techniques that could be adopted for small urban holdings will be taken up. more-inA butterfly garden will soon come up at Subash Bose Park. These are some of the pilot projects being planned in the city as part of INTERACT-Bio, the integrated sub-national action for biodiversity programme proposed in the city. The restoration of Thevera canal, wells in Palluruthy Janatha Junction area and Manappattiparambu, and urban farming at Manappattiparambu are part of the project. Also, farming methods employing recycled water and ground water would be supported and promoted, said Mayor Soumini Jain..