The service will operate on the Sonia Vihar-Jagatpur stretch using electric-powered vessels to promote river-based tourism.
Delhi is set to launch its first recreational river cruise service along the Yamuna on Tuesday. According to ANI, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate the service at Sonia Vihar.
The cruise will operate on the Sonia Vihar-Jagatpur stretch of the river. The initiative aims to encourage river-based tourism and provide a new leisure experience for visitors in the national capital.
The River Yamuna is designated as National Waterway-110 under the National Waterways Act, 2016. The service will utilise electric-powered vessels to demonstrate the potential for clean and sustainable mobility in the National Capital Region.
Trial runs for the cruise vessel were completed last month with senior officials from the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and the Delhi Government present. The project is being led by the IWAI under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW).
The development is a collaborative effort involving the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC), Delhi Jal Board (DJB), and the Irrigation and Flood Control Department of the Delhi Government.
The inauguration ceremony will include Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, and several other ministers including Shantanu Thakur, Harsh Malhotra, Parvesh Sahib Singh, and Kapil Mishra.
