Aaarpooo……irroo irroo !!!
Devas, finished first in a dazzling competition at the recently concluded Nehru trophy boat race at Punnamada Lake in Alleppey, Kerala. Devas, the race boat owned by T S Kaladharan, Chairman of CSS Group was paddle guided to victory by Julie Lewis the founder of the adventure tourism agency, Mountain high and her 10 member women team which features 6 nationalities. The local women also joined the force to make it a full team of 40 rowers. This boat is the fourth of its kind which was built after a long span of 90 years and comes under the category of “Thekkan Odi”. Devas is 62 ½ feet long and can carry upto 40 paddlers. Devas was inaugurated on the 15th of July in a grand function held at the Devas farm house at Thrikkunnapuzha. The event at Nehru trophy was attended by a 70 member team of CSS Group from different locations around the globe.