Prime tourist attractions at Fort Kochi remain in ruins
The Hindu
Little has been done to renovate Chinese fishing nets or reconstruct the walkway along the beach
Gatekeepers of popular tourist attractions in Fort Kochi, which were crying for upkeep, are a worried lot with little being done to improve the state of affairs.
Nowhere is it more evident than along the beachfront in Fort Kochi. Little has been done to renovate the iconic Chinese fishing nets, and a considerable stretch of the walkway along the beachfront, which was washed away during the past couple of years, remains in ruins.
“Tourism and other stakeholders concerned do not seem to be worried, despite the number of Chinese nets dwindling from a total of 23 two decades ago to the present seven due to their increasing operating cost and sea erosion. The assurance by Kerala Tourism and others to help renovate the nets under a ₹1.5-crore project remains on paper, over five years since the project was set in motion,” said Kunjappan C.A., who began operating the nets in 1965 and now owns one such net.