Houseboat boom in Kuttanad spurs Kerala govt to assess vessel capacity of environmentally fragile Vembanad Lake

[ad_1] Houseboats on Vembanad Lake in Alappuzha (file) | Photo Credit: SURESH ALLEPPEY The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government has announced a survey to determine the vessel-carrying capacity of the scenic and environmentally sensitive Vembanad Lake, given the glut of registered and unregistered houseboats, speedboats, and other tourist vessels operating in Kerala’s major backwater tourism […]

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