Student wins painting contest

Akshay V.A. from the district came third at the national level in the eighth painting competition on ‘Water conservation’ conducted by the Central Ground Water Board of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development, and Ganga Rejuvenation.

Akshay is a Class 7 student of Nazareth Home English Medium School, Balaramapuram, near here.

He received a cash prize of ₹10,000.