Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Delhi authorities arms signed an settlement to develop a 4 kilometre portion of the Yamuna river for cruise tourism. An official assertion mentioned the stretch of river between Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur will probably be centered on eco-friendly cruise operations.
“Electrical-solar hybrid boats, designed to hold 20-30 passengers at a time, will probably be used as river cruise vessels on this stretch,” the assertion mentioned.
The undertaking is anticipated to advertise waterway primarily based quick distance navigation and leisure actions. The part of Yamuna from Jagatpur in Delhi to the confluence of Ganges river at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh was declared as Nationwide Waterway-110 in 2014.
This 1089 kilometre stretch passes by way of Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh.