The Green Kerala Express, a social reality show !

Considered as India's biggest and first social reality show, the Green Kerala Express is a successful S R show, by the govt of the coastal state of Kerala.

There is a grand jury consisting of PhDs and the 1223 Panchayats, the Corporations and the Municipalities of Kerala will come under the scanner. It has received 250 entries so far from the residents of Kerala. A whopping 213,000 USD will be awarded to the best Corporation, Panchyath and Municipality, after 100 days of intense competition. Projects will be selected and there will be video documentation. The leaders of Panchayats who are selected will have to answer the learned Jury's questions. The august assembly or audience can vote via text messages.

By Green is meant Sustainable Agriculture, Organic Farming, water conservation, health, food and social security, eco friendly homes, atmospheric non pollution, education, energy, housing and women's empowerment, in a land burdened by overpopulation and scarce resources.

There are some good examples like a village that ditched pesticides for Organic Farming. Waste was converted into biofuel by one village's initiative , and another village replaced incandescent bulbs with flouoscent bulbs. Another village is based on Bio Gas. Another village which solved its potable water problem was highlighted. The Green Initiative is spreading worldwide and will sweep the world.

Education or Wisdom is great and is the teacher of teachers. It is time India invested in R & D in Agri and educated its people about both Bio Technology and Organic Farming and the necessity of keeping the land green and improved her agri infrastructure. Now there is an awakening and 32 lakh trees were planted on Environment Day. 2000 trees were planted at the Trichur Medical College Healing Garden and 200 gooseberry seedling were planted by Oushadi, the state's Ayurvedic arm at the nearby Santhvana Vana. More than 10 million trees will be planted in Kerala !

I hope they include Bio Dynamics and Astro Meterology as part of Organic Farming.