According to M.P Sivadattan, Director, Kerala Homestay’s and Tourism Society (HATS), lack of co-ordination among various agencies has put tourism at stake. “Despite repeated reminders to the District Collector, who heads the Fort Kochi Heritage Zone Conservation Society, no headway has been made in preserving and maintaining the heritage buildings,” said Sivadattan.

Inaugurating the workshop and the 10th anniversary of Keral HATS, Union Minister of State for Tourism Sri. Alphons Kannanthanam said that the Kerala Tourism sector has staged a comeback from the setback inflicted by the floods. Fishermen who took part in the flood rescue operations T.V Shiji and V.D Majeendran were honored on the occasion. […]