Tag: Kuttanadu

House boats start to float again in Kerala

After the incessant rains and flood, Kuttanad in Alappuzha, renowned for its house boats, is bouncing back to normal. House boats resumed operation in Alappuzha on 31st August 2018. This year was expected to be a better tourism season for the houseboats, with the announcement of the first-ever Boat League, Nehru Trophy Boat Race and Monsoon Tourism in the tourism chart. However, the unexpected rain and flood have stumbled all the plans. “It is not easy to recover from the disruption at once. Our efforts are to move slowly to normality,” said Jobin J Akkarakkalam, Secretary of Kerala Houseboat Owners ... Read more