At present, limited water transport facilities are available in Kerala at Kollam ... cost of a diesel boat comes in the `10,000-`12,000 range, that of a solar ferry is only around `500.

While ferries may seem like a cleaner mode of transportation, most ferries run on diesel which is a highly polluting fossil fuel. According to the European Union Monitoring Reporting and ...

Kochi: The state’s biggest passenger boat that can accommodate 150 passengers was launched here on Monday with the Kochi Corporation planning to start ferry ... built by the Kerala State Inland ...

A company spokesperson said that it has also won a Goa government tender for supplying a similar boat which is currently under construction. Reuters The 75-passenger ongoing solar-powered transport ...

A 75-seater solar ferry, named ‘Aditya’, to be operated by Kerala State Water Transport Department, has undergone successful trial on water. The boat, 20 metre in length and 7 metre in width ...

KOCHI: The Vaikom terminal will soon become the first fully solar-powered ferry terminal in the state, thanks to the Kerala State Water ... no net energy. The boats too will soon run fully on ...