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Kochi, Sept. 13 Kochi will emerge as the gateway of Indian tourism once the world-class Marina, planned adjacent to the Bolghatty Island, becomes a reality within the next two years, said Mr Cheriyan Philip, Chairman, Kerala State Tourism Development Corporation.

Speaking after the inauguration of the first anniversary celebrations of the Fort Kochi-based Greenix Ventures Pvt Ltd, he said the foundation stone of the Marina project is expected to be laid next month.

Greenix Ventures has been set up with a vision to promote Kerala tourism with a focus on the State’s traditions and cultural heritage. Greenix’s existing facility for performing arts at Fort Kochi and the picturesque waterfront township having a cultural legacy dating back several centuries is a major attraction for tourists round the year. “Tourists throng this centre for a sumptuous feast of cultural and art programmes performed live on stage by artistes,” Mr N.K. Mohammed Kutty, Managing Director of Greenix Ventures, said.

Greenix Ventures is currently on a take-off stage with an array of projects in the pipeline. The projects include a unique ‘Greenix Village’ in Fort Kochi in true Kerala traditions with integrated facilities such as a modern theatre for performing arts, an audio visual theatre, an archaeological museum, an open-air Kalari square, budget accommodation for tourists and an art gallery.

A multi-crore ayurvedic medical tourism and cultural complex with onshore facilities as well as floating cottages centred on a cluster of three picturesque islands in Poothotta on the banks of the serene Vembanadu backwaters is yet another major project on the anvil.

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