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The proposed rock park tourism project at Erattinpuram is hanging fire

Monday, February 3, 2020

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At Erattinpuram, the proposed rock park tourism project is getting delayed even after four years of announcement.

 

Owing to last-minute modifications to the main plan, the park, which is to come up on two acres in the lap of the meandering Neyyar, might take some more time to kick-start.

 

With an initial expenditure of Rs 2.66 crore, the project will be managed by the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC). Located just 20kms from the city centre and nine kms from Neyyattinkara town, the site is pretty near to Aruvippuram. In August 2019, the foundation stone for the project was laid. The construction was supposed to start thereafter. But this was not to be.

 

“Our only responsibility was to acquire land and issue clearances. However, now we don’t have any idea regarding the project’s progress. The authorities concerned merely say the work will commence soon. The fund has also been sanctioned,” said W R Heeba, Chairperson, Neyyattinkara Municipality.

 

To quote K A Ansalan, Neyyattinkara MLA, “ We had actually started the work but it was halted owing to revision. The estimate is now being revised by the irrigation department. Once the revision is complete, work will resume”.

 

The anticipated eco-friendly project, which has been a major demand of the municipality, has created a buzz in the region.

 

Though the region remains infested with anti-social, the threat posed by them soon came to an end after the stone-laying ceremony and the commencement of the now-stalled works. After the completion of the project, a ropeway will take the visitors from the entrance over the Neyyar River to the rock park.

 

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