mv Kavaratti to set sail to uninhabited islands
Kochi,Aug.4,2008
As part of the Lakshadweep Tourism initiative,Lakshadweep Administrator B.V. Selvaraj dedicated the new passenger ship mv Kavaratti at a ceremony at the Willingdon Island on Sunday.The new ship from Kochi to Lakshadweep, mv Kavaratti, which was ‘dedicated to the people’, is expected to give a boost to tourism in the Union Territory.The 700-seat all-weather ship, with modern amenities and latest navigation tools, has 300 upper-class seats, many of which will be allotted to tourists.
The Administrator who dedicated the ship, hoped the ship would help attract more tourists to the group of islands and said the administration was planning to make Lakshadweep the ‘Maldives of India.’Several hundred people from the islands showed up at the dedication ceremony and greeted the ship, which was described as a ‘gift of God to the people of Lakshadweep.’ Folk dances were staged to mark the occasion.
The new all-weather ship will be especially useful during the monsoon. It is likely to sail out on its maiden voyage by the middle of this month.
