The Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala in association with the Department of Harbour Engineering, implemented India's first offshore multi-purpose reef at Kovalam to protect the Lighthouse beach. The multi-purpose project, while improving the ecology would also enhance tourism growth through the introduction of surfing. Kovalam Multi-Purpose Reef is showing encouraging results and leading a new trend of valuable coastal protection methods. The multi-purpose reef was designed to protect the beach from erosion, and it was made from materials that would improve marine habitat and fishing for the locals. On Feb 27, 2010 India's first Multi-Purpose Reef at the Lighthouse Beach in Kovalam was completed. The reef now protects the eroding stretch of the Lighthouse beach from further devastation during the monsoon rainy season by reducing the wave energy. Fish life blossoms as the reef provides a firm substrate on the seabed for colonization by marine species. Kovalam Multi-Purpose Reef is an innovate form of coastal protection that provides value previously not associated with coastal protection structures like seawalls, groins and jetties. The long-term objective of Kovalam Multi-Purpose Reef is to restore the beach by providing 'soft' or 'sustainable' prevention mechanism for coastal erosion. Providing marine habitat strengthens local fish population, promoting security to the livelihood of local fishermen and providing added benefits to the marine environment. The reef is offshore and submerged and the multi-purpose reef does not restrict access to the coast. For the sake of beach protection and fishing benefits, a multi-purpose reef can be designed to greatly improve the surfing conditions, which was another strong goal of the project. The reef generates adequate wave for surfing enthusiasts, bringing more travelers and revenue to the area. The project was focused on Kovalam, but the technology could be used in other locations in India. The multi-purpose reefs can be used as a substitute for the devastating rock seawalls and other hard structures along India's shoreline, which are destroying our tourism and preventing local villagers, access to the sea for fishing.

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Kerala, found on the south-western tip of India, appreciates special topographical characteristics that have made it a standout amongst the most looked for after traveler objectives in Asia. Affectionately implied as 'god's Own Country', Kerala was chosen by the National Geographic Traveller as one of the 50 ends of a lifetime and one of the thirteen heavens on the planet. 

An equable atmosphere, quiet vacation spots, peaceful extends of backwaters, rich mound stations and extraordinary natural life are the major attractions of this area. An interesting point of interest of Kerala is that a large portion of the ends here are just a two -four hour drive from the other. 

Established fine arts, colourful celebrations, extraordinary food are a portion of the social wonders that anticipate travellers. Ayurveda, the aged Indian arrangement of drug and Panchakarma, the revival treatment in Ayurveda have likewise encouraged Kerala to addition a skillet worldwide notoriety as a worth-visit end of the line. 

Season never finishes in Kerala, because of the year-long moderate atmosphere and various celebrations and occasions. 

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Kerala Tourism has won silver prize at the ITB Golden City Gate Awards held in Berlin, Germany. Kerala Tourism grabbed the Das Goldene Stattdor (Golden City Gate) honor in the print fight class for its progressing Ayurveda battle. The fight has been considered completed by Stark Correspondences, the innovative associate of Kerala Tourism. A P Anilkumar, Serve for Tourism, Administration of Kerala who was heading the state appointment at the celebration, and Suman Billa, Secretary-Tourism, Governemnt of Kerala accepted the honor.

"It is a different enormous underwriting to Kerala Tourism's showcasing drives that have played a significant part over the years to launch Kerala as an absolute necessity-see objective on the planet," stated Anilkumar. "The honor is a recognition to our endeavors to furnish a flash of our rich Ayurveda conventions after the planet. It indicates that we are efficacious in our battle to show the planet that Kerala is moreover an end for wellness, on top of its unblemished marvelousness," felt Billa.

The Golden City Gate is an universal picture, print and media challenge for the tourism business. The Awards service is held each year at ITB Berlin, the planet's heading voyage barter show. The rivalry gives all tourism sponsors to partake in the challenge for introducing their new imaginative. All passages are evaluated by 45 autonomous worldwide master legal hearers with solid industry underpinning.

This is the fifth time in the final decade that Kerala has won a recompense at Berlin. A year ago likewise, Kerala had won the same honor for its crusade, `Your Minute is Holding up'. In 2011, Kerala had won a bronze in television plug classification, separated from getting into the move of honour in 2006 and 2007.

FACT ABOUT GOA

'Right away our way takes us to the radiant kingdom of Goa…The individuals of this kingdom are solid, judicious and exceptionally hardworking… The kingdom of Goa is the most paramount in India…It is enlightened, having renowned worldwide plantations and water. It is the coolest place in India and it is the most ample in foodstuffs.

'The white individuals make a practice of heading off to the kingdom of Goa to get a charge out of the shade and the forests of trees and to savour the sweet betel.'

The aforementioned uncovering comments on Goa come not from the hipsters or 'bloom power' era of the sixties and early seventies who thronged the vacation spots of Anjuna, Vagator and Arambol in hunt of salvation and 'peace'. The aforementioned comments were made over five centuries prior by the Portuguese Ambassador to China who gone by Goa around the year 1511. They serve as a vivid forerunner to the eras that followed in our times to the famous place where there is Goa.

In those tumultuous and resistant times in the sixties, it was then not the 'sweet betel' that was the prime pull however a diverse sort of 'weed'. Yet Goa, since those days of the rankled era, has moved onto pull in a countless, quiet and cosmopolitan school of guests from surrounding the globe.

Down the passages of time Goa has been distinctive things to distinctive individuals. To the Portuguese champions it was 'Golden Goa', the El Dorado, the 'Rome of the East'. Such was its delightfulness and glory, that a traveller was moved to comment: 'Whoever has perceived Goa, require not visit Lisboa'—Lisbon, which was then the fabulous epicenter of the Portuguese domains.

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Certain decades later, the early 17th century French traveller Francois Pyrard composed: 'Whoever has been in Goa might state that he has viewed the choicest rarities of India, for it is the most well known and partied about city, by virtue of its business intercourse with individuals of all nationalities of the East who carry there the results of their separate nations, articles of merchandize, necessaries of essence and different things in awesome richness on the grounds that each year more than a thousand boats touch there laden with load.'

Pyrard proceeded with close prophetic veracity: '…as for the incomprehensible number of individuals, it is a wonder to see the number which travel every which way each day via ocean and arrive on business of each kind…One might state that a honest was being held each day for the deal of numerous kinds of stock.'

While the contemporary traveller may not come to advanced, thriving Goa 'for the bargain of numerous kinds of stock', the 'reasonable' is still extremely much on. The traveller is here to find something else: a demulcent on the occupied personality, to like days of license on Goa's

wonderful beaches, to parasail or swim with the tide of colleague guests from encompassing the globe, to savour its novel food and soak up its spirits, to take a long and fortifying trek in its unexplored insides, to wonder about its great temples and houses of worship, in short, to be at unified with the most inviting individuals in the blue grass.

In the sixties and seventies, it was, as we have commented, an asylum for the radicals. Since then Goa has moved onto fullfledged Statehood, its particular Council of Ministers, a great new Assembly perplexing, its natives right around the most educated in the nation with a for every capita wages the most elevated in the area.. At the center point of this flourishing, is the Tourism industry. At the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC), we take a lowly bow in affirmation, in some minor measure, of putting Goa on the traveler guide of our nation.

Be that as it may we likewise recognize that Goa does not need an extensive deals drive.

Goa is a multifaceted gem in the crown of India.

It is a temper and form, spirit and soul.

Goa is an unfading memory.

It is euphoria and nirvana.

Goa is India's most modest State- --with the greatest heart.

Goa is Forever

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goa is a most beautiful destination for tourists and is famous for its beaches and churches. days in goa was my most memorably day in ma life and its a wonde experience to be there.

places of interests in vyanad

CHEMBAKA PEAK:

District vyanad is uniquely blessed by nature and that make her an outstanding beauty and CHEMPAKA PARA is a grate spot shows her beauty. this is the place were tourist can trek. chempaka para is one of the highest peak in vyanad and the tourism council tries to promote this beauty a lot. it takes a day to climb the mount and that is a grate experience who loves adventures the government also provides facilities to the tourists to camp in the top. temporary camping and climbing articles can hire from there itself............................once u get there it would be a life time experience.