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"This will be totally a different tourism brand and will give a major boost to tourism in Malabar," tourism minister Kadakampally Surendran told reporters here on Sunday.Besides, the project once implemented, is expected to create two lakh new jobs in five-year period, the minister said. So, it will be environment-friendly project with proper waste management system, including sewerage treatment plants and biotoilets in place," Surendran said. The cruise in each river will be based on a particular theme, the minister said. The state is also expecting Rs 100-crore aid from the Centre for realizing the project that would strictly follow a 'green architectural design'. The government has already given administrative sanction for Rs 53 crore for the project..