Exciting start to Beypore Water Festival

Actor Mammootty opens the fest, claimed to be the biggest water-themed event in the country

Beypore Water Fest, claimed to be the biggest water-themed event in the country, began at Beypore Marina, where the River Chaliyar meets the Arabian Sea, on Sunday. Actor Mammootty declared the festival open at an event presided over by Minister for Tourism P.A. Mohamed Riyas in the evening.

“The tourism sector was worst affected by COVID. This festival is an attempt to handhold the sector in the journey forward,” Mr. Riyas said in his address. He pointed out that a memorial for Vaikom Muhammed Basheer at Beypore was part of the Literary Circuit announced by the State government. The Minister also informed that a flyover was being planned from Vattakkinar to Areekkad on the national highway to reduce congestion on the stretch, which also affected traffic to Beypore. He said there were plans to develop Gotheeswaram and Kadalundi beaches.

Additional Chief Secretary (Tourism) Venu V. said the Beypore Water Fest was a symbol of the re-emergence of Kerala Tourism, and that the people of the State would benefit from it.