Paddling fest to be promoted to boost domestic tourism
The Hindu
Three-day Chaliyar River Paddle to begin on November 12
The seventh edition of the Chaliyar River Paddle will begin on November 12.
The three-day event to be hosted by Jellyfish Watersports in association with the Kerala Tourism between Nilambur and Beypore will uphold the theme ‘Go plastic negative’.
The organisers said the 68-km paddling would offer opportunities at various levels for all from beginners to well-established watersport enthusiasts, nature lovers, tourists, children, and professionals. The event will promote the beauty of rivers and authentic Malabar cuisines, besides offering a platform to paddlers to meet like-minded people from various fields, they added.
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