All arrangements are in place for the 69th edition of the Nehru Trophy Boat Race (NTBR) on Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha on Saturday. As many as 72 boats including 19 chundan vallams (snakeboats) will participate under nine categories in this year’s race.
Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, District Collector Haritha V. Kumar said the inaugural function would begin at 2 p.m.
While competitions of small boats will begin at 11 a.m., the snakeboat race is scheduled to start after the inaugural function. There are five heats lined up in the snakeboat competition. The top four boats, based on timings recorded in heats, will battle it out in the final for the famed Nehru trophy. Besides the snakeboat race, competitions will be held under Churulan; Iruttu Kuthi ‘A’; Iruttu Kuthi ‘B’; Iruttu Kuthi ‘C’; Veppu ‘A’; Veppu ‘B’; Thekkanodi Thara; and Thekkanodi Kettu categories.
