New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): Delhi is ready so as to add a brand new attraction to its tourism panorama with the launch of a leisure river cruise service alongside the Yamuna.Â
Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, within the presence of Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta, will inaugurate the service tomorrow at Sonia Vihar.
Developed alongside the Sonia Vihar-Jagatpur stretch of the river, the initiative goals to advertise river-based tourism and provide guests a brand new leisure expertise within the nationwide capital.
The inauguration ceremony will witness the presence of Shantanu Thakur, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways; Harsh Malhotra, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways. Delhi Government Ministers, together with Parvesh Sahib Singh, Minister for Public Works Department and Irrigation and Flood Control, and  Kapil Mishra, Tourism Minister, may also attend the occasion.
According to the Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), ‘The River Yamuna has been designated as National Waterway-110 beneath the National Waterways Act, 2016. The improvement of the leisure river cruise service alongside the Sonia Vihar-Jagatpur stretch of the Yamuna river in Delhi marks an necessary step in the direction of harnessing the potential of this National Waterway for leisure navigation and river-based tourism. Ahead of the launch, trial runs of the cruise vessel have been efficiently performed final month within the presence of senior officers from IWAI and the Delhi Government.’
‘Spearheaded by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) beneath the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India, the initiative displays the Authority’s dedication to selling sustainable inland water transport and creating waterways as an integral part of city mobility and tourism infrastructure,’ the Ministry added.
It additional acknowledged that the initiative is anticipated to supply Delhi residents and vacationers a singular expertise whereas fostering better public engagement with the Yamuna.
The use of electric-powered cruise vessels may also exhibit the potential of inland waterways in selling clear and sustainable mobility, whereas including a brand new leisure attraction to the National Capital Region.
The Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service is being developed by the IWAI, beneath the MoPSW, in collaboration with the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC), Delhi Jal Board (DJB), and the Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Government of Delhi. (ANI)