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Ente Kuttanadu

Kuttanad

The study site lies in the Greater Kuttanad region, a low-lying zone of marshy and peaty lands, intersected by a myriad of waterways and has a complex network of rivers and rivulets, lakes, islands and sea inlets called the kayal or backwaters.  The central part of the backwaters in the State is dominated by a sizeable stretch of open water body called the Vembanad lake. The main part of Kuttanad region falls within Alleppey district, of which Alleppey town is the centre. A large portion of this area had been reclaimed in the past by constructing embankments along the submerged shoals within the lagoon body. 

to be continued

Courtesy to A. J. Vijayan

Water Transport in Kuttanadu

Water transport is one of the least developed sectors in the State of Kerala in India. This reflects not only  the neglect of various State governments but also the preferences of the people. In this increasingly rushed world few people have the time to travel by water if road and rail transport is available.

Kuttanad, a region of low lying areas with backwaters, canals and stream networks, continues to be the main area of water transport in the State. The present study of the operational characteristics and emerging issues of water transport was conducted against this background of Kuttanad. It examined the characteristics of both the public and private rural water transport operations, the perceptions of various stakeholders,  the emerging issues and constraints and suggestions to re-orient the micro-macro level policies, especially to help improving the access and mobility of the poor.

to be continued....................

The small Boats

Courtesy to A.J.Vijayan

Water Transport in Kuttanadu

Water transport is one of the least developed sectors in the State of Kerala in India. This reflects not only  the neglect of various State governments but also the preferences of the people. In this increasingly rushed world few people have the time to travel by water if road and rail transport is available.

Kuttanad, a region of low lying areas with backwaters, canals and stream networks, continues to be the main area of water transport in the State. The present study of the operational characteristics and emerging issues of water transport was conducted against this background of Kuttanad. It examined the characteristics of both the public and private rural water transport operations, the perceptions of various stakeholders,  the emerging issues and constraints and suggestions to re-orient the micro-macro level policies, especially to help improving the access and mobility of the poor.

to be continued....................

The small Boats

Courtesy to A.J.Vijayan

My Alappuzha

The word Alappuzha is derived from two words, Ala and Puzha meaning a broad river.A golden streak of land woven with rivers, lakes, lagoons and canals, Alappuzha or Alleppy is labelled as the Venice of the East. Alappuzha, meaning the land between the sea and a network of rivers falling into it, evokes a sense of romance and beauty.Hemmed in by Kottayam and Pathanamthitta in the east, Ernakulam in the north and Kollam on the south, the district opens out onto the vast expanse of the Lakshadweep Sea on the west. Devoid of mountains and hills, rivers like the Manimala, Pamba and Achenkovil reign supreme in Alappuzha. While the Vembanad Lake covers the area from Alappuzha to Kochi, the Kayamkulum Lake flows through Kollam and Alappuzha.