Dr.Ajit Shirodkar, Chairman of the Western Ghats Kokum Foundation, inaugurated the 14th annual festival of Plants & Flowers at SFX School, Siolim, today. The theme of the year is Kokum. There were lecture demonstrations on mango grafting conducted by Ms.Sampatti Parsekar from the Zonal Agriculture Office Mapusa, follwed by a talk on EM for garbage management and a demonstration of water quality testing by Dr.K.G.Hiremath. At the inaugural function, students poured out aerated soft drinks and drank freshly prepared Amrut Kokum under the slogan, "Say NO to Cola, Say YES to Kokum". Tiny tots dressed like fruits stole the thunder from the show. Viva Goa Day. Miguel
