Incomplete work to delay Akkulam village reopening.

The idyllic tourist village of Akkulam is to remain out of bounds for visitors as the Rs. 1.33 crore work that is on the final phase has not been able to give the much needed facelift and address the core issues.

The picnic spot will need a matching amount to restore it to its old grandeur and to attract tourists, sources in the Tourism Department told The Hindu.

The tourist village was closed down in January 2012 to take up works under the 'supervision' of the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC).

The renovation of the swimming pool and premises, treatment plant, boat club, restaurant, pavilion, children's park and electrical works were entrusted to Nirmithi Kendra by Kerala Tourism with a 12-month deadline.


THE HINDU