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Kumarakom Grama Panchayat

Documented local history

Kottayam district · Kottayam taluk

Historical overview

In the early 19th century, the Kumarakom area was sparsely populated. [3]

During the 1840s to 1847, Alfred George Baker arrived and obtained 500 acres of wetland northeast of Lake Vembanad to cultivate paddy and coconut; he reclaimed land, planted coconut trees, and constructed canals and bunds to protect the land from saltwater intrusion and to facilitate irrigation. [2][4]

Timeline

  1. 1847

    A. G. Baker arrived, obtained 500 acres of wetland near Kumarakom to cultivate paddy and coconut; he reclaimed land and built canals and bunds to enable irrigation and prevent saltwater intrusion. [2][4]

Sources

  1. [1] Kumarakom — English Wikipedia contributors
  2. [2] കുമരകം — Malayalam Wikipedia contributors
  3. [3] Kumarakom, Backwaters, Lake Vembanad, Kerala, India — www.keralatourism.org
  4. [4] Kumarakom | Backwater Destination | Kottayam | Aqua Tourism | Vembanad Lake | Kuttanad | House Boat — www.keralatourism.org

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