Summary:
more-inA village tourism development committee comprising landowners, local body members and investors has called upon the Tourism Department to declare Kakkadampoyil, one of the popular eco-tourism spots in Kozhikode district, as a tourism village for its better promotion among domestic and international sightseers. Inclusion of the place in the State government’s tourism map too was sought by the newly formed committee. Unable to find an alternative source of income, hundreds of families have already left the place, they pointed out. “Local landowners have already expressed their willingness to cooperate with the project and hand over the required land for basic development works,” he said. “The basic infrastructure development of the spot could be taken up by the government..