Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2009 will be held in Alappuzha Punnamada Kayal on August 8th, 2009. Being one of the most popular boat races in Kerala, Nehru Trophy Vallom Kali attracts a lot of tourists from different parts of India and abroad.

Pradarsana Matsaram will be held in Punnamada before the actual race starts. The heats for this year Nehru Trophy Boat Race are as follows:

CHUNDAN

Heats No : 1
Track 1: Jawahar Thayamkari (Captain: KurianJames, Club: DevamathaBoat Club, Chennamkari)
Track 2 : Karichal (Captain: KalabhavanMani, Club: TownBoat Club, Kallada, Kollam)
Track 3: Sree Ganesh (Captain: P.I. Abraham (Kochumon), Club: Kumarakam Boat Club, Kottayam)
Track 4: St. George (Captain: Rev.Father Roji Vallayil, Club: St.Thomas Boat Club, Kainakari)

Heats No : 2
Track 1: Payippadu(Captain: AntonyAnsalam, Club: U.B.C.Kainakary)
Track 2 : Alappadu(Captain: K.C. Kunjumon, Club: Changamkari Boat Club, Edathua)
Track 3: IIIikkalam(Captain: Dr.P. R. Kumar, Club: TownBoat Club Kumarakam)
Track 4: Karuvatta SreeVinayakan(Captain: JosephFransis, Club: Punnamada Boat Club, Alappuzha)

Heats No : 3
Track 1: Vellamkulangara(Captain: E.S. Dharmajan, Club: AmruthaBoat Club, Thekkan Paravoor)
Track 2 : Champakkulam(Captain: JijiJacob, Pollayil, Club: JesusBoat Club, Kollam)
Track 3: Nadubhagam(Captain: P.K. Muralidharan, Club: BrothersBoat Club, Nedumudi)
Track 4: Karuvatta(Captain: Mathew.C. Thomas, Club: Neelamperur Panchayat Boat Club)

Heats No : 4
Track 1: Cheruthana (Captain: SunnyVadakkanadan, Unni Puthooran Club: Manchadikkary Angel Boat Club, Arppookkara)
Track 2 : AyaparambuValiyadivanji (Captain: BijuJohn, Club: Loordh Matha Boat Club, Chennamkari)
Track 3: Kallupparamban (Captain: JamesVarghese, Club: St.George Boat Club, Nedumudi)
Track 4: Anari Puthen Chundan (Captain: Raju Kodiyattu, Club: LuminusArts & Sports Club, Mepral, Thiruvalla)

There are competitions for other boats also like Veppu, Churulan, Iruttukuthi and Thekkanodi.

Nehru Trophy Boat Race Origin, Types of Boats, Race Course, Winners of Nehru Trophy Boat Race

Tickets are available from various Govt. Offices of Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Kottayam District and from the Office of the District Tourism Promotion Council and Tourism Office Alappuzha.