Walkways along the beach at Fort Kochi and Puthuvype, and the one around Durbar Hall ground are in a state of disrepair
With work under way to renovate the Marine Drive walkway, and the once popular beachfront walkways in Fort Kochi and Puthuvype in a state of disrepair, Kochiites are taking to new and well-maintained walkways to exercise and unwind.
On the occasion of World Tourism Day, city residents, tourism and civic stakeholders spoke on the potential that walkways hold to de-stress people, especially in the pandemic situation, and the efforts being taken to spruce up ill-maintained ones.
The newly-built Avenue Walkway that begins in front of the Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (Kufos) and ends at the Mattancherry BOT Bridge is emerging as a hub for families wanting to unwind. The Cochin Port Trust built it, using Central tourism funds. Among those who…
