Teak plantationAnother major contribution by Conolly is the 1,500 acres of teak plantation at Nilambur in Malappuram district. Paristhithi Samarakshana Samithi chairman P.K. The canal that later came to be known as the Conolly Canal has played a major role in striking an environmental balance in the region. On Tuesday, the city that benefited a lot from Conolly gathered to acknowledge his contributions. It has been 163 years since Henry Valentine Conolly, the former Collector of Malabar, was killed by religious extremists.
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