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The event has participants from across India and abroad and will wrap up on July 28.
The boats shaped like the Chinese dragon would join the fleet of regal snake boats, iruttukuthi and veppuvallam on the race tracks in the Punnamada Lake.
From 1954 onwards, the annual regatta came to be known as the Nehru Trophy Boat Race.
The event, to be held on August 10, is expected to have Indian President Droupadi Murmu as its chief guest.
It is the oldest snake boat race in Kerala.
According to an official of the NTBR organising committee, the plan is to make 100 seats available in the luxury box.
Over two lakh spectators are expected for the 70th annual Nehru Trophy Boat Race to be held on Punnamada Lake on August 10 this year.
In 2023, 72 boats participated in the race including 19 snake boats
Topping the overall points table, the Tropical Titans (rowing Veeyapuram snake boat) scored 116 points, followed by the Coast Dominators (Nadubhagom Chundan of UBC Kainakary Club) at 109 points.
The event is scheduled for December 9.