Sinking hopes: boat clubs left adrift

With the iconic Nehru Trophy Boat Race put off and the Champions Boat League called off in the wake of the devastating landslides in Wayanad, the boat clubs of Alappuzha and Kottayam are staring at an irrecoverable loss. They had spent a fortune in preparation of the season’s races when a cloud of uncertainty overshadowed their plans, write HIran Unnikrishnan and Sam Paul A.