KTDC resort to come up near drive-in-beach
The Hindu
CM to lay stone on October 30
Keeping in view the growing tourism prospects in north Malabar, especially Kannur, the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation is planning to construct a premium (5-star) resort adjoining Asia’s longest drive-in beach at Muzhappilangad.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will lay the foundation stone on October 30 in the presence of Minister for Tourism Mohammed Riyaz; Minister for Local Self Government M.V. Govindan; Member of Parliament K. Sudhakaran, and V. Sivadasan.
P. Balan, Chief Minister’s constituency representative, told the media that the government had given permission to construct the resort near the beach at a cost of ₹39 crore.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.