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  2. Kerala Tourism Development Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Kerala was a relatively unknown state among tourist circles until the early 1960s. The first initiative to popularize Kerala as a tourist destination was undertaken by Travancore's Prince Consort Col. Godavarma Raja (husband of the then Queen of Travancore) started Kerala Tours Limited to popularize key tourist locations in Travancore Kingdom ...

  3. National Waterway 3 - Wikipedia

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    M.V.Vrinda-an exclusive river cruiser with 8 tastefully appointed luxury cabins takes tourists from Kochi along the main waterway on lake Vembanad, Kerala's largest backwater stretch to Alleppey tourists are taken in smaller country boats on rice excursion, tour of traditional Kerala family residence [4] Water bodies in the city, such as the ...

  4. Tourism in Kerala - Wikipedia

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    Kerala was named by TIME magazine in 2022 among the 50 extraordinary destinations to explore in its list of the World's Greatest Places. [4] In 2023, Kerala was listed at the 13th spot in The New York Times ' annual list of places to visit and was the only tourist destination listed from India.

  5. Roads in Kerala - Wikipedia

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    The Kerala State Transport Project, costing 336 million US dollars (Rs 1612 crores) - of which World Bank financing is US $255 million (Rs 1224 crores) and State's contribution is US $79.00 million(Rs 388 crores), aims to improve traffic flow and road safety on Kerala State's primary road network, and to strengthen the institutional and ...

  6. Silver Line (K-Rail) - Wikipedia

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    The Silver Line is a proposed Higher-speed rail line in India that would connect Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city, and Kasaragod of Kerala state. It will have an operating speed of 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph), Maximum Design Speed: 220 km/h (140 mph), structures designed for 250 km/h (160 mph) allowing trains to cover the 532-kilometre (331 mi) distance in less than four hours ...

  7. Southern Railway zone - Wikipedia

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    In December 1950, the Central Advisory Committee for Railways approved the plan for Indian Railways into six zonal systems and the Southern Railway zone was created on 14 April 1951 by merging three state railways, namely, the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway, the South Indian Railway Company, and the Mysore State Railway.

  8. National Highway 66 (India) - Wikipedia

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    National Highway 66, commonly referred to as NH 66 (erstwhile NH-17 and a part of NH-47), [1] is a mostly 4 lane 1640 km (1020 miles) long busy National Highway that runs roughly north–south along the western coast of India, parallel to the Western Ghats.

  9. Muziris - Wikipedia

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    West Asian, South Arabian & Mesopotamian: (300 BCE to CE 1000) Turquoise glazed pottery, torpedo jar fragments and frankincense crumbs. Chinese : (CE 1600 to CE 1900) Blue on white porcelain shards. Regional/Local : (1000 BCE to CE 2000) Black and red ware shards, Indian rouletted ware, gemstones, glass beads, semi precious stone beads/inlays ...