All set for Kallada boat race today

KOLLAM: The villages of Munroethuruthu and Kallada are all set to host the 43rd Kallada boat race on Wednesday. Former Indian cricket team captain and Member of Parliament Mohammed Azharuddin will be the chief guest at the boat race to be held in the Kallada river.
District collector P G
Thomas said that all preparations had been made for the safe and smooth conduct of the race.KSRTC would run special services from Kollam depot to the venue on Wednesday. In order to prevent any untoward incidents, the district administration has declared the day as a dry day in the region.
This year, 50 country boats would be participating in the festival in various categories like veppu, iruttukuthi A, B grades and thekkanodi along with 16 snake boats including, Sree Ganesh, Ayaparambu, Valiya Diwanji, Vellamkulangara, Karuvatta Sreenivsan, Jawahar Thayankari, Chambakulam, Cheruthana and Saint George.