Kerala citizen scientists list 71 odonate species
The Hindu
80 volunteers contribute to project as part of Dragonfly Festival Thumbimaholtsavam 2021
Around 80 volunteers from across Kerala, mostly students, sacrificed their Sunday morning slumber and assumed the role of citizen scientists, scouring their backyard and neighbouring wetlands to observe Odonates (dragonflies and damselflies).
Nature enthusiasts and senior citizens also contributed to the participatory project under the Regional BioBlitz organized by WWF India, Society for Odonate Studies (SOS) and Thumbipuranam as part of the Dragonfly Festival Thumbimaholtsavam 2021.

The procedure of endoscopic removal of stone and blockage from the bile duct, followed by placement of Common Bile Duct (CBD) stent, widely practised in leading medical institutions and private hospitals, was performed for the first time at Government Thoothukudi Medical College and Hospital on a 10-year-old girl.












