Nehru Trophy Boat Race
Nehru Trophy: For the winner of the boat race
Today is the day, 14th August – the day of Nehru Trophy Boat Race.
Nehru Trophy Boat Race is held at Punnamada Lake some 12 KM towards south of Kalavoor. Today the people of Alleppey celebrate the 58th Nehru Trophy Boat race.
This popular sport of Alleppey that started off in 1952 to honour Jawaharlal Nehru who was on a visit to Alleppey has found it’s place in Guinness book of records too.
So if you get a chance, go watch the boat race live and feel the energy that surrounds the place when the chundan vallams race through the 1400m long water channel for the prestigious trophy.
Update [7 PM]:
Here are the winners of the 58th Nehru Trophy Boat race
Iruttukuthi B grade
First Place : St. Sebastian
Second Place : Sree Guruvayoorappan
Third Place : Jalarani
Churulan
First Place : Velangadan (Neelima Vidyabhavan Alleppy)
Second Place : KurupuParamban (Universal College Kainakari)
Third Place : Kodimata
Fourth Place : Vengel Puthenveedu
Chundan :
First Place : Jawahar Thayankari ( Town Boat Club, Kumarakom)
Second Place : Payippadan (UBC, Kainakari)
Third Place : Sri Ganeshan (Karumadikuttan Boat Club, Kavalam)
Fourth Place : Pattara (Kumarakom Boat Club, Kumarakom)