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Toby Antony ByExpress News ServiceKOCHI: Valanthakad, the picturesque island village surrounded by Vembanad lake, will be developed into a tourism destination with authorities planning to include it in the Responsible Tourism (RT) project. At Valanthakad, tourists can spend hours making handicrafts with residents. They can also engage in fishing activities with the islanders,” said Ernakulam District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) secretary S Vijaykumar. Floating facilitation centreA floating facilitation centre would be constructed at Valanthakad as part of the project. A bridge has been a long-pending demand of Valanthakad residents, who currently depend on boats and ferries to travel to and from the island..