The district headquarters at Cheruthoni will soon have the first irrigation museum in the State, Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine has said.
Inaugurating the renovation of the road from Cheruthoni town to Idukki Medical College on Monday, the Minister said that the work was part of the ₹5-crore project for development and beautification of Cheruthoni. A township would be developed and the irrigation museum would have research centre, auditorium, food park, and a cultural centre.
The renovation work is jointly done with the support of Kerala Water Authority, Kerala State Electricity Board, Public Works Department, and the Forest department.