Veli-Kadinamkulam solar boat service to begin from September 30

Giving a fillip to inland water tourism in the capital, the Veli-Kadinamkulam solar boat service, a round trip starting from Veli, travelling along the Parvathy Puthanar canal to Kadinamkulam Lake and back, will begin on September 30. The new service has been designed to benefit both tourists and regular commuters, with separate fare structures for each group.

The four-hour journey is designed in such a way that the service begins from the Veli Tourism Village boat jetty and returns to Veli after circling the Kadinamkulam backwaters. Although the plan is to operate two services daily, only one service will be operated in the first phase. The initial phase of the service will be conducted using a solar boat leased from CIAL (Cochin International Airport Limited). The boat can accommodate 24 passengers at a time.