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TOURISM SNAKE BOAT RACE

11 JANUARY, 1999 PUNNAMADA KAYAL ALAPPUZHA

This year also Kerala Tourism Department had arranged a special   race  of the  elegant Snake Boats, was held on 11th January 1999(15.00 hrs.) at Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha as an exclusive  event mainly meant for tourists. About 138 tourist from different countries came here to view this glorious event.

Mr. Harry Tindall,  a Lawyer from U.S. was selected as Chief Guest through a draw of lots.

15 Snake Boats participated in this race in their best sportsman spirit.

WINNERS

First      - Alappad Chundan (Town Boat Club Kumarakom)

Second - Anary Puthan Chundan ( BBC Edathua)

Third     - VellamkulangaraChundan(VellamkulangaraChundanVallasamithy)

The Participants

Name of Boat

Name of Club

Name of Captain

PARTHASARATHY Yuvadeepthi   
Chempumpuram
Antony Alex
ANARY PUTHEN  CHUNDAN  B.B.C,  Edathua Saji Kavilaveedu

PULIMKUNNU  CHUNDAN                                          

Priyadarsini Boat  Club,
Punnakunnam
P.N. Vikraman Nair
AYAPARAMBU  VALIADIVANJI Pallathuruthi   
Yuvajana  Boat  Club
M. Prathapan
AYAPARAMPU PANDY N.N.M.C,   Chempumpuram Mathew Thaicherry
JAWAHAR THAYAMKARY U. B. B. C.   Thayamkary Antony Thomas
KARUVATTA CHUNDAN Friends Boat Club Thennadi Supramod. P.
VELLAMKULANGARA  CHUNDAN Vellamkulangara 
Chundan   Vallasamithy
K. G. Kuttappan
KARICHAL Alleppey   Town   Boat Club George Varghese
St. GEORGE CHUNDAN Friends Boat 
Club, Nedumudi
K.C.Madhusudanan
CHERUTHANA Yugathara Boat
Club Pudukkari
R. Padmakaran
AMBEDKAR Ambedkar Boat
Club
Alappuzha
K. Reghu
CHAMPAKKULAM Arppookkara   Boat Club V. T. Lueose
ALAPPAD Town Boat Club  Kumarakom Sampath Kaniamparambil
PAYIPPAD   CHUNDAN Kumarakom   Boat Club, 
Kumarakom
Sabu
Karukapparambil