Kumily

Kumily is a town in the Cardamom Hills near Thekkady and the Periyar Tiger Reserve, in the Idukki District of Kerala State in South India. It is a major tourist destination and a spices trading center. M.S Vasu is the President of the Kumily Gram Panchayat. He heads a council of 19 elected members. He is a recipient of Nirmal Gram Puraskar, a prestigious award instituted by the Government of India. He received the award from the President of India for achieving commendable work in the area of sanitation and hygiene. He belongs to CPI(M). He constituted a vigilance council for women and children it is popularly known as "Jagratha Samithi". He could mobilize local resource for local development and created a model for resource mobilization . With Thekkady nearby ,makes Kumily a major tourist attraction.Thekkady lake and the periyar tiger reserve are the two probable tourist destination. [Mavis Airey, "Christmas in Kerala," The Press (Christchurch), Dec. 15, 1998.]

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Kumily is called the spice town,when you are going through the roads you get nice smell of cardamom,clove,cinemon etc,also kumily is famous for spice gardens you can visit these spice gardens and know how spices are growing . World known wildlife santuary Thekkady is in Kumily.