Hey, the route survey, taken out jointly by the KSWTD and the experts, also confirmed that there were no major blockades in launching the service. Rs.1.75 crore would be allocated for the purchase of the boat, which will be operational within the next two months.
Hi buddy, the average time to cover the distance between Ernakulam and Vaikom is 2.5 hours, which can be cut down to 1.5 hour by deploying a boat with a speed of around 12 knots’’, with the launch of these high speed ferry service.
Hey there, did you know that Dileep Krishnan, a naval architect from the Cochin University of Science and Technology and an expert member of the team that carried out the water route survey, observed that the service would provide comfortable journey at an affordable rate.
Hey, some good news for you, Kerala State Water Transport Department (KSWTD) will soon launch a boat service between the Ernakulam main jetty and Vaikom. The service, which aims at tapping both the passenger and tourist traffic, will be operated with a high-speed passenger ferry boat.
HI, i would like to add that the service, which starts from Ernakulam, will call at the boat landing stations at Thevara, Perumbalam and Chemmanakari before reaching Vaikom and offer an alternative route to the commuters from the interiors to the city