Awards aren’t new to Kakkamallan, the gardener at Udagamandalam station. That too for keeping up the garden in step with the heritage standing of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR). But receiving one from his bosses at Southern Railway was once very special.
Kakkamallan was once on Wednesday given a place cash award of Rs five,000 by way of the general supervisor of Southern Railway, RK Kulshrestha, who was once inspired with the best way the garden at Udagamandalam station have been maintained.
Today, the garden is the centre of enchantment for many tourist and nature aficionados visiting Ooty, especially by the use of NMR.
The garden had won the rolling trophy for the most efficient maintained garden from Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation right through 1999-2002 and 2004-2007. It additionally had bagged the first prize for the most efficient maintained garden on a row from 2011 to 2017 from the department of horticulture, government of Tamil Nadu.
An professional unlock from the Southern Railway stated Kulshrestha was once examining the Ooty station when he appreciated Kakkamallan’s efforts.
U Subba Rao, divisional railway supervisor, Salem division, additionally congratulated the gardener for profitable accolades and appreciation from the general supervisor of Southern Railway.
Kakkamallan was once on Wednesday given a place cash award of Rs five,000 by way of the general supervisor of Southern Railway, RK Kulshrestha, who was once inspired with the best way the garden at Udagamandalam station have been maintained.
Today, the garden is the centre of enchantment for many tourist and nature aficionados visiting Ooty, especially by the use of NMR.
The garden had won the rolling trophy for the most efficient maintained garden from Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation right through 1999-2002 and 2004-2007. It additionally had bagged the first prize for the most efficient maintained garden on a row from 2011 to 2017 from the department of horticulture, government of Tamil Nadu.
An professional unlock from the Southern Railway stated Kulshrestha was once examining the Ooty station when he appreciated Kakkamallan’s efforts.
U Subba Rao, divisional railway supervisor, Salem division, additionally congratulated the gardener for profitable accolades and appreciation from the general supervisor of Southern Railway.
A word of appreciation from his bosses means a lot to this Ooty station gardener
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May 25, 2018
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