Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will inaugurate the electric-powered cruise service at Sonia Vihar on Tuesday.
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 in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
The cruise will operate along the Sonia Vihar-Jagatpur stretch of the river to encourage river-based tourism. The initiative uses electric-powered vessels to demonstrate the potential for clean and sustainable mobility within the National Capital Region.
The River Yamuna is designated as National Waterway-110 under the National Waterways Act, 2016. Officials confirmed that testing of the cruise vessel was completed last month with senior representatives from the Delhi Government and the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) present.
The project is being led by the IWAI under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW). It 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.
The inauguration ceremony will include Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur and Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Harsh Malhotra. Delhi Government Ministers Parvesh Sahib Singh and Kapil Mishra are also expected to attend the event.
