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SWTD withdraws catamaran ferries for alterations Updated: Updated: Fans, grab rails to be installed; steps at entry to be modified Share Article AAA An eyesore: Even as the SWTD is suspending the operation of the newly launched catamaran ferries, older vessels abandoned by the agency are occupying considerable space at the Ernakulam boat jetty .
Fans, grab rails to be installed; steps at entry to be modified The pair of catamaran ferries that the State Water Transport Department (SWTD) launched a week ago in the Ernakulam-Fort Kochi sector have been temporarily withdrawn from service to make a few modifications. They include installation of fans, grab rails and modification of steps at their entry. The decision to install eight fans - four on each side - was taken since the ferries have sliding glass panes, as compared with shutters in the steel ferries that operate on the route. This was found to affect air circulation within the fe ....
Resentment brews over closure of Mattancherry jetty Updated: Updated: Boat services were suspended following the floods of 2018 Share Article AAA The boat jetty at Mattancherry. The SWTD has been citing inadequate depth at the jetty for ferries to safely call at. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Boat services were suspended following the floods of 2018 Resentment is brewing against the State Water Transport Department (SWTD) for not resuming ferry services to Mattancherry. The services were halted in 2018 following the floods. A few thousand commuters from the region, most of whom from economically weaker sections, who relied on ferries to commute to Ernakulam and other places, have to either travel by bus or go all the way to the Customs Jetty in Fort Kochi to board ferries. Bus commuters end up paying over thrice the ferry fare of ₹6 and also spend more than double the time to reach mainland Ernakulam, said Govind Madhav Mallaya of W ....