Monkombu

Monkombu
Monkombu
—  village  —
Monkombu
Location of Monkombu
in Kerala and India
Coordinates 9°26′20″N 76°25′15″E / 9.43889°N 76.42083°E / 9.43889; 76.42083Coordinates: 9°26′20″N 76°25′15″E / 9.43889°N 76.42083°E / 9.43889; 76.42083
Country India
State Kerala
District(s) Alappuzha
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Mankombu or Moncombu (Malayalam: മങ്കൊമ്പ്) is a village in the district of Alappuzha in the state of Kerala, India. Monkombu is part of the Kuttanad region in Kerala which is one of the two major paddy cultivating regions in the state. Mankompu is especially known for being home for the Rice Research Station of the Kerala Agricultural University.[1][2] Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, renowned agriculturalist, and the father of the Indian green revolution, hails from this village.

Spelling

Since the English name is an approximate transliteration of the Malayalam word, there may be ambiguity in the spelling. Moncombu is the spelling recognized by the Postal Department[3][4] as well as in government communication.[5] But yet other variants such as Mankombu is in use by the press.[6]

Reference

  1. ^ kau.edu Kerala Agricultural University, Institutions and Stations.
  2. ^ Save Our Rice Campaign
  3. ^ IndiaPost.gov.in
  4. ^ pincode.net.in
  5. ^ kau.edu
  6. ^ save-our-rice.net

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