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A Mega Oceanarium is coming up at PuthuVypeen, Kochi at an areaof 65 acres with an investment of Rs.300 crores.
District Collector A.P.M. Mohammed Hanish, said the survey of 65 acres of land identified to set up an oceanarium on the Puthuvype Island has been completed. When complete it will be the largest oceanarium in Asia!
Specialties of Oceanarium:
The Oceanarium will give a magical view of aquatic life in the
Arabian sea through a glass tunnel beneath the sea. The Centrally-aided project will be implemented by the Fisheries Department. There will be an array of marine life including coral reefs, stringrays, turtles, sharks, and other fishes. Also the major attraction will be the Dolphin lagoon or pool!!What Else??
Above the Oceanarium International Biological Research Centre will come up along with cafeteria and with amusement features. Also Centre for Marine Living Resource and Ecology, an Central Institute will come up besides the Oceanarium.
Advantage of Kochi?
Oceanarium is one of the major attraction of the Singapore tourism. Oceanarium coming up at Kochi, will be with much more facilities than that of Singapore. Formerly the venture to
set up Oceanarium were failures in Mumbai and Goa, but since Kochi has got cenral clearance the Oceanarium will definitely be a reality in a few years.According to Government reports Kochi will become the Number 1 Tourist Destination in India once the Oceanarium becomes a reality!!!
Also Aqua Park!!
Also Kerala Fisheries Minister S Sarma said on Aug 7,2007 that work on the country's first aqua-technology park, aimed at tapping the huge potential in ornamental fish production and marketing, would be completed by November 2008. Talking to the media, Mr Sarma said the aqua farms at Neyyar in Thiruvananthapuram, Parappanagadi in Malappuram and Pannivelichira in Pattanamtitta would be upgraded as satellite farms under the upcoming park.
RESULT
As a result of all these Kochi will get a status as "The Fisheries Capital of INDIA" .
In Him!!
Shenoy!!Dec 18,1335 hrs.
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Resort World in Sentosa, Singapore, Opening in 2010 offers:-
Resorts World at Sentosa will be home to Quest Marine Life Park, the world’s largest oceanarium. This is a one-of-a-kind marine park, with an emphasis on family fun, providing visitors of all ages with interactive multi-sensory experiences as they learn about and discover the life of marine creatures and the need for ocean conservation.
The eight-hectare Quest Marine Life Park will be home to as many as 700,000 aquatic animals, including bat rays, dolphins and the world’s largest collection of coral reef and open ocean fish. The marine park will also house a 6.6 million gallon lagoon that allows visitors the chance to snorkel and dive with whale sharks, the largest fish in the world that can grow up to more than 14 metres in length.
This is the place for visitors to live once-in-a-lifetime experiences: hand-feed tiger sharks from an enclosed cage; interact up close and personal with dolphins; and swim among sea horses, clown fish and giant groupers in one of the longest reef swim encounters in the world.
Quest Marine Life Park will be designed and operated by one of the world’s leading marine encounter companies, Dolphin Quest.
Read about it.The Kochi Oceanarium is inspired by the Singapore Underworld.The one aimed at Kochi will be with facilities in par and above than that of Singapore..That is what the officials claim! Kochi Oceanarium is only one of its type in this vast nation INDIA!!
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