The Tiruvallur district administration is exploring various ways to encourage eco-tourism activities in Pulicat lake.
Plans are being drawn for safe boating activities, heritage walks, tourist centre around the monuments and places of worship and even daytime trips to the nearby islands.
Sources said boating was a long-time demand of the fishermen. “It provides them with a steady income since there is a steady flow of tourists to Pulicat. We are trying to moot a proposal whereby boating will happen only in safe waters and not near the estuary, where the currents are strong. We are working with the Forest Department on this proposal,” an official explained.
