Bekal Fort on the Development Radar of Kerala Tourism

Bekal Fort

According to the inputs from the tourism department of Kerala, a proposal has been put forward before the Indian railways to announce Bekal fort as the first tourist railway station in Kerala. It is also been reported that the railway has agreed on the proposal. According to the report by a Times of India correspondent and official was quoted saying, "Once this is announced, the railway station here will be developed to international standards with modern amenities. The project is estimated to cost Rs 11.7 crores."

Not only the railway station but a cultural centre of international standards is on the future map for Bekal Fort and for which the government has already sanctioned a fund of Rs. 4.5 crores. A museum would be setup inside the fort and a light show is also under the consideration in order to promote the cultural assets of the town.

The Kerala government has pumped up efforts to promote Bekal beach.  The Bekal Resorts Development Corporation (BRDC) has submitted a report to the government for various projects whose sum total value would come around Rs 30 crores. In the meanwhile two luxury resorts have come up in the town namely the Taj Vivanta and the Lalit resort and Spa. The BRDC has already acquired an area of 236.17 acres from the panchayats and 205 acres has been leased out for the development of resorts.
  
The efforts have also been put in to develop the Bekal beach too. The kerala tourism development corporation(KTDC) has planned to launch a beach campaign and also the develop the Pallikkara beach to lure the tourists. In this effort around 20 wooden huts would be set up at the Bekal beach said the officials form KTDC. They said the new constructions would be totally eco-friendly and would not mess with the rules of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ).