INDIA
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any rivers in India have
communities where houseboats
are a person’s primary dwelling.
Dal Lake in Srinagar, located in the
Kashmir region of India, is well known for
houseboat trips, while dwellings in the
state of Kerala are typically moored.
The houseboats used
on
the
tranquil backwaters of Kerala, are
innovative adaptations of the traditional
cargo carriers typically they are 60 - 70
feet long and around 15 feet wide at the
centre part.
The body of the boat is made of wooden
planks fastened by coconut fibre ropes.
The roof is usually made of palm leaves
on top of bamboo shafts. Cashew
and nut oils are used to protect the
houseboat’s exteriors.
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