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{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Kerala State Water Transport Department<br />
| logo = Kswtd logo.jpg<br />
| logo_size = 150px<br />
| type = Separate government department in the state of kerala.<br />
| foundation = 1968<br />
| location_city = [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]]<br />
| location_country = [[India]]<br />
| location = <br />
| locations = <!--# of locations--><br />
| key_people = <br />
| area_served = Kerala<br />
| industry = Public transport [[ferry]] service<br />
| products = Passenger and Cargo [[Ferry]]<br />
| services = Operates 81 boats<br />
| revenue = <br />
| operating_income = <br />
| net_income = <br />
| owner = [[Department of Transport (Kerala)|Department of Transport]], Government of Kerala<br />
| num_employees = <br />
| divisions = 13<br />
| subsid = <br />
| homepage = [http://swtd.kerala.gov.in/ http://swtd.kerala.gov.in/]<br />
| dissolved = <br />
}}<br />
[[File:Aditya solar boat.jpg|thumb|238px|Aditya, India's first solar ferry]]<br />
[[File:കായലിലെ ഒരു മോട്ടോർ ബോട്ട്.jpg|thumb|238px|SWTD ferry on service in the [[Kerala Backwaters]]]]<br />
[[File:Junkar Service Cochin.JPG|thumb|238px|Junkar Service Fort Cochin]]<br />
[[File:People coming by boat for urul nercha at Ashtamudi veerabadraswamy temple.JPG|thumb|238px|SWTD ferry at [[Ashtamudi Lake]], disembarking passengers]]<br />
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'''Kerala State Water Transport Department (SWTD)''' is a governmental department that regulates the [[inland navigation]] systems in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]] and provides inland water transport facilities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://swtd.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=27 |title=State Water Transport Department, Government of Kerala, India - STATE WATER TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT |access-date=11 October 2012 |archive-date=18 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218124333/http://www.swtd.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The department is headed by the State Minister in charge of transportation.<br />
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This system consists of 1895 kilometers of waterways, including navigable rivers, backwaters, and man made cross canals. Most of these are in [[Travancore]]-[[Kingdom of Cochin|Cochin]] region. Of the 44 rivers in Kerala, 41 of the westward flowing rivers combine with back waters and man made canals to form an integral part of inland navigation system.<br />
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A study conducted in 2011-2012 by CPPR on Inland Water Transport in Kochi shows that around 56 percent of the passengers expressed their dissatisfaction over the quality of ferry service.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2015/sep/03/more-than-half-the-passengers-unhappy-with-ferry-service-808898.html|title=More Than Half The Passengers Unhappy With Ferry Service|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-10-02}}</ref><br />
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==Landmark projects==<br />
*[[Aditya_(boat)]] - India's first solar ferry launched in 2017<br />
*Vega - Kerala's fastest public transport ferry launched in 2018<ref>{{Cite web | title=Kerala Launches Vega 120, Its Fastest Inland Ferry, With AC Cabins And Top Speed Of 25 Kmph | url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kerala-launches-its-fastest-inland-ferry-top-speed-25-kmph-ac-cabin-1943193 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105142318/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kerala-launches-its-fastest-inland-ferry-top-speed-25-kmph-ac-cabin-1943193 | access-date=2025-11-21 | archive-date=2018-11-05}}</ref><br />
*Kerala's first water taxi service launched in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web | title=First Water Taxi Launched In Kerala | url=https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/social-relevance/keralas-first-water-taxi-service-launched-525572.html | access-date=2025-11-21 | website=www.indiatimes.com}}</ref><br />
*[[Indra (boat)]] - India's first solar cruise and largest solar boat launched in 2024<br />
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==External sources==<br />
[http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_watertransport/iwtrtrtrndex.htm Kerala Government Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070416144852/http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_watertransport/iwtrtrtrndex.htm |date=16 April 2007 }}<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Kerala}}<br />
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[[Category:Government departments of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Water transport in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Tourism in Kerala]]</div>ShantaeBpy