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By: biovamps | Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 11:13 AM | |

D.B.College, Sasthamcotta

D.B.College, Sasthamcotta
Devaswom Board College, Sasthamcotta was established in 1964 by the honourable Travancore Devaswam Board. It was the fulfillment of the dreams and aspirations of the late Sri. Kumpalathu Sanku Pillai, the founder personality. It stands unique as an institution of excellence in higher education in a rural area of the Kollam district in Kerala. This temple of higher education, situated in a landscape surrounded by the fresh-water lake and blessed and protected by the Lord Dharma Sastha, is an ideal place for learning.
It was the fifth Board which had the honour of starting this institution under their management. The then president was Shri.Mankuzhi M.Madhavan and Shri.K.Keshavan Potti and Shri.Makkapuzha.P.S.Vasudevan Pillai were the members. All their successors to the management had nursed this college in proper lines and had contributed to its well-being and then will all be duly revered. The present Honourable President of the Board is Adv.G.Raman Nair and the Honourable members are Shri.Punalur Madhu and Sri.M.B.Sreekumar.
Started functioning as a junior college affiliated to the University of Kerala it was upgraded after a short span of two years. Since then various courses were started at the Graduate and Post-Graduate levels. The college offers three year Under-Graduate courses in 13 disciplines and six Post Graduate courses of four semester duration. Now, the college provides facility for higher studies to more than 2000 students. This college celebrated its Silver Jubilee during the academic year 1989-90. The strength of teaching staff is 97 and that of non teaching staff is 56

By: biovamps | Sunday, July 1, 2007 at 3:30 AM | |

Manovikas-Special School for Mentally Handicapped

Manovikas is a secular, non profit organisation registered as a charity by the parents and siblings of intellectually challenged children.
Sasthamcotta is a rural village of Kollam District in Kerala, on the banks of the largest Fresh Water Lake in South India - Sasthamcotta Fresh
Water Lake.
Manovikas is Concerned with long term welfare and care of the differently abled children in rural areas of Kerala.
It focuses on the abilities of children rather than their disabilities and strive for their holistic development.
Established in the year 1994 with 15 intellectually challenged children, in Sasthamcotta village, it has flourished as a prestigious educational and charitable institution for the disabled in Kerala.
It through its four special schools and 10 Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) centers in Kollam and Pathanamthitta Districts, facilitates support to over 400 intellectually challenged children.
Manovikas collects no fees and all our services are totally free.
Manovikas
Special School for Mentally Handicapped
Reg No. 184/96, Pallisserkkal P.O, Sasthamcotta, Kollam,
Kerala, S. India - 690 521.
E mail : - manovika@sancharnet.in
http://www.manovikas.com/
Phone Nos. 0476 - 2830 802, 2831 802, 2832 802, 3830 802.
Donation to the School donation@manovikas.com
Sponsoring a child sponsor@manovikas.com
Noon meals noonmeals@manovikas.com
School Van schoolvan@manovikas.com
Village for disabled village@manovikas.com
Welfare fund welfarefund@manovikas.com
CBR cbr@manovikas.com
Library library@manovikas.com
Enquiry enquiry@manovikas.com

By: biovamps | at 3:22 AM | |

Sasthamcotta Lake-More Information2

Environmentalists and others concerned had noticed the phenomenon much earlier and had voiced concern over the same. However, there had been no positive response from the authorities concerned. While several campaigns had been organized at the Government level and otherwise in the past on spreading awareness and finding measures to save the lake, an effective program was yet to take shape.
Two other fresh water bodies, namely Chelurpola Kayal and Chittumala chira remain mostly unused. All these three fresh water bodies together account for an area of 6.80 sq.km. Detailed studies covering geology, geomorphology, hydrology, flora, fauna and socio-economic activities have been conducted.

By: biovamps | at 2:58 AM | |

Sasthamcotta Lake-More Information

The chemical composition of the Sasthamcotta Lake is so unique that plankton do not thrive in the lake. Thus the lake is free from all forms of algae. Only some select species of fish are found in the lake. These properties of the lake are subjects of research taken up by the CESS.
An alteration in the chemical composition can result in the lake becoming a habitat for plankton and other micro-organisms, which, in turn, would make the lake a home for a chain of living organisms. Environmentalists say the program evolved so far for the conservation of the lake is restricted to the site of the lake alone.
A recent investigation by the Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) had revealed that the lake was losing its water level at an alarming rate of 1 cm per day. This meant that the lake had started drying up.

By: biovamps | at 2:53 AM | |

Sasthamcotta Lake- The Queen of Lakes

The ancient Sastha temple which lends its name to the town, is an important pilgrim centre. There are frequent bus services from Kollam. Accommodation is available at the PWD Rest House
Sasthamcotta is is surrounded by hills on three sides except on the south side, where a bund has been constructed separating the lake from the neighbouring rice fields. A large part of the lake has been reclaimed for agriculture.
The source of water is from the underground sprouts. The lake has a capacity to hold 22390 million litres of water and serves as the source of drinking water for the people of Kollam district. The lake is special in the sense that water in the lake does not contain common salt or other minerals and metals. The lake supports 27 species of freshwater fish including pearl spot and cat fish and two genera of prawns. The lake abounds in 21 species of herring and sardines of the family Cupeidae.

By: biovamps | at 2:49 AM | |

Sasthamcotta- The Capital Of Kollam

Sasthamcotta is an attractive village situated about 19 kms. from Kollam Town. It is a beauty spot, and a centre of pilgrimage. The extensive freshwater lake here, is said to be the biggest freshwater lake in Kerala. Water supply to the whole Kollam town is met by purifying the water from this lake. Buses are frequently operated to Sasthamcotta



By: biovamps | at 2:42 AM | |