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The first such boat will reportedly begin service by the first week of July.
Some of the clubs are charging up to Rs 9500 for eight persons availing one-and-a-half hours boat ride.
The boat was completely gutted in the fire.
The rest of the individuals on the boat were rescued.
This is the second such tragedy to be reported from Alappuzha in June.
The incident comes at a time when houseboats are picking up business after the COVID years.
Aneesh, who had returned home from work in his canoe, was later found dead.
The tourists are allotted only two hours of visiting time. Around 40 people are allowed at a time to enter the premises.
The shikhara boats are smaller in size with roofs and sides being carved with bamboo sheets that depict the Kerala style of handicraft works.
With no tourists or services, demands have been raised to waive the ports licence fees and pollution control fees for the houseboats.
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