Thiruvananthapuram: In a bid to transcend town because the water sports activities capital of the state and to draw extra overseas and in addition to home vacationers, the District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) has signed pacts with three non-public companies to begin water sports activities at three seashores. DTPC signed the pacts with Neptune Water Sports, Bond Safari and Andaman Flyer to begin water sports activities at Kappil, Varkala and Adimalathura seashores. The seashore goers will quickly have the ability to take pleasure in water sports activities like Jet Ski, Parasailing, Scuba Diving, Bumper-ride, Banana Boat Ride and many others. at these three seashores. The new initiative may even grow to be a income to the fishermen who dwell close to the seashores, in addition to for DTPC.DTPC has began coaching fishermen to function the water sports activities gear, to nominate them on contract foundation as soon as the pact turns into a actuality. DTPC additionally eyes income from promoting tickets for the sports activities as will probably be working on a public-private-partnership mannequin. “All the private parties we entered into the pact with are veterans in the field and they will start operations only when they get a license from the Kerala Adventure Tourism Promotion Society. The agencies have already initiated processes for securing the license and purchase all the needed equipment as well,” Sharon Veettil, district secretary of DTPC mentioned. As many as 25 fishermen residing at Adimalathura got coaching to function the gear as a part of the initiative.“Through the initiative, DTPC wants to uplift the lives of people in the locality as well. On this ground, we already placed the condition that jobs, that could be generated through the venture, must be given to people in the locality,’’ Sharon said. Of the 25 fishermen who attended the training, six have passed. The remaining will undergo training again and the DTPC are also planning to infuse other locals into the programme.Those who pass the training will get the certificate from the National Institute of Water Sports, Goa. The certificate of the institute is very valuable as they can work anywhere using these certificates, Sharon added. The agencies are supposed to operate fully by abiding the terms and conditions put forward by DTPC.“DTPC will also earn revenue from the initiative, and it will vary at different beaches. In Varkala, DTPC is expected to earn Rs 8 to 10 lakh per annum through this and the agencies will get profit through ticketing. The ticketing charge and other conditions will be regulated by DTPC,” Sharon mentioned.