A sleepy village popular for cool season vegetable and fruit framing at Kanthallur under Devikulam taluk in Idukki has bagged the gold award by the Government of India in the Best Rural Tourism Projects category.
According to officials, Kanthallur was selected for the award after an eight-month-long extensive evaluation of rural village projects in the length and breadth of the country.
In all, 767 projects from around the country vied for honours, and five of them won gold, ten were selected for silver, and 20 for bronze.
