K
C Venugopal the Union Minister State Civil Aviation of Kerala as well explained
about the decisions taken at the meeting of people’s representatives and
official to prepare a draft of backwater circuit project.
It
is estimated that the first phase of the project will bring in development worth
Rs 52.25 crores through the projects lined up from Aroorkutty in the north to
Kayamkulam in the south of the district. Already the central fund of Rs 47.62
crore has been sanctioned and the rest of the amount would as well be
sanctioned soon by the government of Kerala. The procedure of inviting tenders
and awarding them has been started.
This
project will include setting up seven houseboat terminals and the cost
estimated for this is Rs 14.95 crore at select places from Aroorkutty to
Kayam-Kullam. Aroorkutty, Than-eerm-ukk-om, Nedu-mudi, Kanjipadam,
Thotta-ppally and Kayam-kulam are the places where the houseboats terminal are
to be built. Vattakayal in Nedumudi and Vialak-Kumaram in karumadi are the
places where night halt to be set up.
Added
plans include development of Arthungal Beach at an estimated cost of Rs 1.59
crore and Thottappally Beach at a cost of Rs 1.02 crore. In this massive
tourism schemes worth Rs 2.59 2.59 crore will be used at Vyayyachira near
Mavelikara, Pandi near Harippad, Kuthiravattomchira near Chengannur and
Thazhappu near Aroor.
Tourism
Minister A. P. Anil Kumar along with the N. Padmakumar the district collector,
DTPC Secretary c Pradeep and ADM K P Thampy were also present at the meeting.
Ver Nice effort to Increase the safety and Quality of Houseboat tourism.
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