Kerala Soil Museum

Map of the soils of Kerala

Kerala Soil Museum is a museum on the premises of Central Soil Analytical Laboratory at Parottukonam, Thiruvananthapuram District, in the Indian state of Kerala. The museum displays the diverse types of soil in the state. It was set up by the Department of Soil Survey and Conservation of Government of Kerala and inaugurated on 1 January 2014.[1][2] It has been described as the world's largest soil museum and the first soil museum in India established to international standards.[3][4]

  1. ^ "First Soil Museum Inaugurated". The New Indian Express. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  2. ^ T. Nandakumar (2 January 2014). "Museum to Showcase Soil Diversity in Kerala". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  3. ^ "CM inaugurates Soil Museum". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  4. ^ "World's Biggest Soil Museum". The New Indian Express. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2014.