Kayaking championship set to go places

Kozhikode | Saturday | 22nd July, 2017

Summary:

Heads of various local self-government institutions and representatives of international kayaking teams were present. more-inTo attract tourists to the charms of the rivers in Kozhikode, the annual White Water Kayaking Championship hosted by the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) at Pulikkayam in Kodenchery panchayat will be included in the tourism calendar of Kerala. He said the fresh initiative would globally popularise the Kayaking destination, and fetch its benefits directly to the rural people. Jose, who is also the chairman of the DTPC, said on Friday that the Tourism Department had agreed to include the Kayaking event in the tourism calendar. Mr.

Jose, who announced the plan while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the International White Water Kayaking Championship at Pulikkayam on Friday, asserted that the DTPC would ensure the future development of the spot to an international level with better training facilities and accommodation for participants..