Thrissur corp names park after Gauri Lankesh

THRISSUR: In a refreshing initiative, Thrissur corporation has named a newly-started park after slain journalist Gauri Lankesh. The park at Kacheri in Nadathara division was inaugurated by agriculture minister V S Sunilkumar on Friday. The formal announcement that it would be known as 'Gauri Lankesh Park' was made by Thrissur Press Club president K Prabhat.
Nadathara division councilor Sheeba Babu said that the park was meant for 285-odd families staying in the housing colony built on irrigation surplus land on the banks of Peechi irrigation canal at Kacheri."People there have been facing several deprivations, including a common space to spend leisure time. The women had shown remarkable resilience in fighting several adverse conditions,'' Babu said.