Houseboats resume cruises in Alappuzha
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Staff who received both vaccine doses only allowed to operate boats
After a three-month hiatus, houseboats and shikara boats resumed cruises on the backwaters of the district on Thursday. The sector restarted operations, which came to a halt in May when the government declared a Statewide lockdown following the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, after the district administration granted permission to the boats to resume operations under strict conditions. An order in this regard was issued by District Collector A. Alexander on Wednesday.
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