Muttukadu boat house (

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: முட்டுக்காடு படகுக் குழாம்) is a water sport facility on the

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at Muttukadu,

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, offering rowing, wind surfing, water skiing, and speedboat riding. It is a backwater area of the

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located from the city centre and from Adyar on the way to

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. The boat house was inaugurated in 1984 and has 15 row boats, 27 speedboats and 9 pedal boats, besides two high-speed aqua scooters. The water depth varies between 3 ft and 6 ft. It is owned and operated by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC). The boating spot receives more than 4,000 visitors every weekend. In July 2009, TTDC inaugurated a new bamboo boathouse and a floating boat jetty at the Muttukadu boating facility. The boathouse, with a special roof made of

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, has a lounge, from where visitors can watch the boats, and a restaurant. The building has been constructed at a cost of 8.7 million and the floating jetty at a cost of 1.2 million. A couple of high-speed aqua scooters with a seating capacity of three was also introduced at a cost of 1.35 million, which has received good patronage. The scooters can sail at an average speed of 120 km/hour. The boat house has a multi-cuisine restaurant named "Surf", a unit of Coral. In the recent Chennai flood of 2015, Muttukadu boats were used to rescue people on the outskirts of Chennai city.

Developments

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The TTDC is planning to introduce sailing near the boating facility as a private-public partnership venture. The Tamil Nadu Tourism Department is also planning to develop the boat house, along with Mudaliarkuppam boat house and

, using funds from

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. In 2008, the TTDC was in process of upgrading facilities at the boat house at the cost of 8 million. It would include a new floating jetty and extension of the boat house.

Events

In 2008, TTDC conducted a boat race in Muttukadu, in association with the Madras Boat Club.

References

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