Melpadam Chundan wins the concluding race of the Piravom Champions Boat League on the Moovattupuzha river

17 October 2026

Melpadam Chundan of Pallathuruthy Boat Club won the concluding race of the Piravom Champions Boat League 2026, held on the Moovattupuzha river.
Melpadam finished in 3 minutes 26.26 seconds and Aroma 1 Chundan of Aroma Boat Club, Paravur, Kollam was second in 3 minutes 26.32 seconds, a margin of six hundredths of a second.
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Anoop Jacob handed the ever-rolling trophy to the winning Melpadam team.
In the Irutukuthi B-grade category Garudan of Piravom Champions Boat Club finished first and St. Sebastian of Kings Boat Club second. In the losers' final Thaniyan of the Piravom RK team won and Puthanparambil of Piravom Boat Club was second.