Awards & Recognitions & Commend

Salim Das received the award from the Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala, hri Pinarayi Vijayan, as the President of “Chamber of Vembanad Hotels & Resorts, Kumarakom”, For Our Outstanding and Continuous Contributions to to the  Responsible Tourism Initiatives. Shri V N Vasavan, Tourism Minister Shri Kadakampally Surendran, Shri Jose K Mani M P, Shri Suresh Kurup MLA, Tourism Principal Secretary Dr V Venu IAS, Tourism Director Shri Balakiran IAS, Kumarakom Panchayat President Shri A P Salimon, Shri Rupeshkumar Kerala State Responsible Tourism Mission Coordinator, Shri Jose Dominic, Managing Director, CGH Earth and Shri Baby Mathew, President, Kerala Travel Mart, were there at the function in the Parish Hall of St. John’s Attamangalam Jacobite Syrian Church at Kumarakom on 20th October 2017.

2014 – Salim Das, Receiving the award for the dedicated service to Responsible Tourism, from the Chief Minister of Kerala Shri Oommen Chandy, along with Tourism Minister Shri A.P. Anil Kumar, Kottayam MLA Shri Suresh Kurup, Tourism Director Shri Suman Billa IAS, Tourism Director Shri Hari Kishore IAS, KITS Director Smt Rajashree Ajith, Block Panchayath Member Smt Beena Binu, Block Panchayath Member Shri K.T Simon, Kumarakom Pachayath President Smt Dhanya Sabu, Kumarakom Pachayath Vice-President Shri V.S. Sukesh, Former Kumarakom Pachayath President Shri G.C. Damodharan , Shri Jose Dominic, CEO CGH Earth Group, Shri Abraham George, CEO Intersight Travels and Shri U.V.Jose Additional Director of Tourism

2013/14 – Salim Das Received the Honor from the Tourism Department, Govt of Kerala, for the contributions in helping Kerala to win the prestigious UNWTO Ulysses Award 2013 for innovation in Public Policy and Governance, for the Responsible Tourism Project at Kumarakom.

2022 July- Honour from the Minister Shri V N Vasavan, for doing Organic Cultivation, in raised beds, ( from one feet to 2.5 feet) by filling compost and biodegradable organic waste mixed with red soil, for better plant growth, ensuring year-round vegetables for our needs. We do the farming wherever, there is a free space among the accommodation units. Shri V N Vasavan, Minister for Cooperation and Registration, Government of Kerala, inaugurated the Seminar for Agriculture, about the new project by the Govt- “We Are Also Into Agriculture” (“ഞങ്ങളും കൃഷിയിലേക്കു”) 

Salim Das as the president of Chamber of Vembanad Hotels & Resorts (Association of all Hotels & Resorts In Kumarakom Tourist Destination) had met the Chief Minister of Kerala Shri Oommen Chandy in 2011 and given the Chief Minister an application for the infrastructure development of Kumarakom (Water, Electricity, Road & Tourism Activities) Thus the Chief minister convened a meeting in the Conference Hall, very close to the Office of the Chief Minister, in Secretariat at Trivandrum.

The meeting was attended by the Chief Minister, Home Minister, Tourism Minister,Tourism Secretary, Government Officers, Ettumanoor MLA, Kottayam Collector, Kumarakom Panchayat President & Members of Chamber of Vembanad Hotels & Resorts. 

ILLIKKALAM Lakeside Cottages is a winner, for addressing the Challenge of COVID-19, in the WTM World Responsible Tourism Awards, in 2020.

 

ILLIKKALAM Lakeside Cottages was classified with the silver status dt 29th November 2013 by the Responsible Tourism Classification Committee of Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala.

Inauguration of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s Swatcha Bharath Programme by the Kumarakom Sreekumaramangalam Public School Students at Kumarakom.
 
 
 

2018-Union Tourism Minister Shri Alphonse Kannanthanam, had convened a meeting at the conference hall of Backwater Ripples for the development of Kumarakom Tourism Zone.

June 5 2018:  Salim Das is addressing the meeting  on the World Environment Day Functions at Kavanattinkara, in Kumarakom. This was jointly organised by Coconut Lagoon and Chamber of Vembanad Hotels and Resorts ( CVHR ) World Environment Day is the United Nations most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. We focus on the Theme` `Beat Plastic Pollution“ for through out to the next one year.

Pollution should be managed and controlled by individually, collectively, by organisations, by authorities,also through legislation and executions by Govt. Kumarakom function was attended by the Deputy Director of Tourism, Director of Kerala Agricultural University, General Managers and Representatives from Hotels and Resorts, CITU leaders, Employees and Local People.

2018 – Bekal Resorts Development Corporation 

North Malabar Tourism: SMiLE Workshop held at Bekal. 238 aspiring entrepreneurs participated,
SMiLE (Small & Medium Industries Leveraging Experiential Tourism)
It is time to promote Kerala as a destination .It is very good that promoting small entrepreneurs in the region to provide facilities in every respect .This also prevents the overcrowding of destination It is high time that the government need to understand that small enterprises are the back bone of the tourism industry .It is nice that experienced veterans from the south going and sharing their experiences to North Kerala to be entrepreneurs.Kudos to Salim Das for sharing the veteran experience to yet to be providers.

North Malabar Tourism: SMiLE Workshop held at Bekal. 238 aspiring entrepreneurs participated,

 

2015 – Empowerment of The Youth Programme at ILLIKKALAM Lakeside Cottages, Kumarakom. Dr K P Ouseph IFS (Prl. Chief Conservator of Forests( Retd.) President, Staff Selection Commission, Vicar of Attamangalam Jacobite Church Rev. Fr. Simon Manuel and Dr Jacob Mathew. The Programme was attended by School,College Students and Teachers.

 

Airbnb Superhost – During 2021-22

 

June 1 2018- Salim Das presided the AGM of Chamber of Vembanad Hotels and Resorts, Kumarakom, at the conference hall of Kumarakom Lake Resort.

 

 

 

Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award During 2021-22

Publication of Kumarakom Tourism Journal by  Shri Suresh Kurup MLA  & Salim Das, President Chamber of Vembanad Hotels &  Resorts  Kumarakom, Dr  Padma Kumar, Shri V N Vasavan Ex- MLA, Dr  Padma Kumar, Panchayat Members- Shri  A P Gopi, Soji  J Alumparampil, Mrs Valsamma  Thankappan, Shri Sadanandan Viruppukala and Pushkaran  Attuchira.

We are updating about the property to Shri K M Mani, Finance Minister of Kerala State & Adv. Anil Kumar, at Illikkalam Lakeside Cottages.

Cleaning of Kumarakom Birds Sanctuary by Chamber of Vembanad Hotels and Resorts ( CVHR) as part of `Green Carpet Project`  by Kerala Tourism. Kumarakom Panchayat President A  P Salimon, Deputy Director of Tourism Biju Varghese, DTPC, Secretary Bindu Nair, Panchayat Member A P Gopi,Green Carpet Manager and Responsible Tourism Destination Coordinator, Bhagat, CVHR Secretary Jaison and Coconut Lagoon GM G Samboo.

Distributing of notebooks to school students at a function in Zuri Resorts & Spa,  Kumarakom, along with Kumarakom Panchayat President Mrs Dhannya Sabu &   Mr Sharat Valsaraj,General Manager.

Chamber of Vembanad Hotels and Resorts, Kumarakom,(CVHR) have  donated 12 Steel Chairs, LED TV and  Podium to the new OP Centre of Kumarakom Govt as per the request of the Medical Officer DrVarghese Abraham, Kumarakom Primary Health Center.