Alappuzha: A child elephant rowing a snake boat is the mascot of the 69th Nehru Trophy Boat Race (NTBR) to be held at Punnamada backwaters here on August 12.
The mascot created by P Devaprakash (Artist Devaprakash), a local of Kulamavu in Idukki, was revealed at the collectorate here on Friday.
Thomas K Thomas MLA and star Gayathri Arun handed over the mascot to district Collector Haritha V Kumar, who is likewise the chairperson of the NTBR Society.
The organisers had actually received over 250 entries for the mascot-drawing competitors, from which the work of artist Devaprakash was chosen. He will receive reward money of Rs 5,001.
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“I’m a native of Cherthala, and my childhood days are filled with memories of boat race events. I used to wait for my father returning home with a cap displaying the sign of the boat race just days before the event,” Gayathri Arun said.
Meanwhile, the mascot is yet to be called and the organisers are holding a different competitors to discover an ideal name.
Online ticket sales
P P Chitharanjan MLA introduced the website for the 69th edition of NTBR. He likewise inaugurated online ticket sales for the yearly regatta occasion, which is done through South Indian Bank, Ticketgenie, and Paytm Insider.
Click here or here to buy the tickets online. The minimum ticket fare is Rs 100/person (yard) while the ‘Tourist Gold’ is priced at Rs 3000/person (Nehru structure).
So far 16 snake boats have actually signed up for the competitors. The registration procedure is open till July 25.
Parking of boats
Meanwhile, boat club owners require to pay charges beforehand for parking boats near the track on the occasion day. The cost for boats with a bring capability of 10 individuals is Rs 10,000, while it is Rs 15,000 for boats that can bring 10-15 individuals and Rs 20,000 for those which can bring 15-20 individuals.
Larger boats that rollover 20 individuals require to administer Rs 35,000 and those with upper decks, Rs 50,000, the authorities said.
