Tourist Resorts (Kerala)
Kerala is today growing at an amazing pace in tourism, adhering to the principles of indigenousness, environmental sustainability and community participation.TRKL is working towards creating various investment, development and partnership models to address this issue and to catalyse growth.One of the first project, identified is development of Veli Urban Entertainment Center with an amusement park, recreational hub and cultural museum.<>http://www.trkl.in/ppp_veli.php<> In addition, TRKL have already partnered with Kerala Tourism for constructing mega International Convention Center at Akkulam in Thiruvananthapuram,[4] along with Mumbai-based Raheja Group.The park is located in an ecosystem consisting of Canoly Canal, wet lands, mangrove, bird habitat etc.The project would address issues such as unregulated development, inadequate local benefits, social perception among common people towards tourism, degeneration of culture and heritage and increasing environmental impact.It would create tourism linkages and augment potential for various sectors like agriculture, fisheries, traditional industry, people and lifestyle and heritage.