The proposed water-wonder, according to the Kerala government, will be a cluster of 100 houseboats offering over 600 rooms equipped with all modern amenities.

The houseboats, called 'Kettuvalloms' in Malayalam, are boats made by tying together pieces of wood and are a great hit among tourists who wish to explore Kerala's backwaters. The houseboat village will come up off the coast of Kochi by December this year.

Text: Rakesh Prakash, Business Standard

Image: An aerial view of the artificial island shaped like a palm tree off the coast of Dubai. Even as Dubai readies artificial islands in the sea, men from the 'God's own country' are all set to build a floating village! | Photograph: Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images

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