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Hundreds of spectators, including their teachers, friends, classmates, and parents, gathered at Vaikom Beach to cheer them on.
The work is expected to be completed within three months, informed officials from the Irrigation Department.
The peepal tree was planted in October 2001 to replace a massive, aged tree that had stood at the same spot near the temple’s Kalamandapam.
Pullandi river was being choked by the relentless growth of wild grass, known locally as 'kadakal;' and the proliferation of water hyacinth; and pandanus (a palm-like shrub).
The boy swam across the lake in one hour and 22 minutes and covered a distance of 3.5 kilometres from Thavanakkadavu in the Alappuzha district to Vaikom Beach.
They were on their way to offer condolences to another family.
Vaikom Fish Farm is 25 km from the renowned travel destination of Kumarakom in Kottayam district.
B R Ambedkar's grandson will unveil the memorial at Amachadi Thuruth, an island on the Vembanad Lake, today.
She breathed her last at a private hospital in Kochi this morning.
Addressing the gathering, the Tamil Nadu CM said the Vaikom Satyagraha inspired various agitations against 'Ayitham' (untouchability) in India.
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