College of Agriculture wins overall champion in flower show

The College of Agriculture, Vellayani, emerged as the overall champion in various contests held in the institutional category of the ’Vasantholsavam’, organised by the Tourism department in association with the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC). Prizes and certificates to the winners of various competitions were also distributed at the closing ceremony of the flower and light show held on Sunday.

The museum and zoo came runner-up and the Kerala Legislature Secretariat the second runner-up in the institutional category of contests. Licy Joseph won the first prize in the individual category, followed by V Manu Mohan and Mohanan Nair as the runner-up and the second runner-up respectively.

In the commercial category, Jayakumar of Kumar Nursery, Kollam, claimed the top slot, followed by Vaisakh of Green Valley Akkulam and Kochuthresy Joseph of Clare Orchid, Madhavapuram, taking the next two positions.

The most attractive flower festival the city has ever had, going by its scale and grandeur, this edition of Vasantholsavam attracted a heavy turnout of visitors from the day-one. Offering a stunning visual treat, an amazing range of over 50,000 pots of flowering plants brought from different parts of the country were on display at the event.