New Delhi, March 5 -- Delhi Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma on Wednesday emphasised the plans of the government to promote tourist activities on the Yamuna river and stated that the government is planning to run a ferry service here for which they will also sign an MoU.

Earlier on March 2, the Delhi government had announced plans to enhance tourism and promote sustainable water transport by introducing a ferry and cruise service along a 7-8 km stretch of the Yamuna. The service will operate between Wazirabad Barrage (Sonia Vihar) and Jagatpur (Shani Temple).

When asked if cleaning of Yamuna will attract tourism to Delhi, Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said, " Our proposal is there to run ferry here, we will sign the MoU for it. Now, fe...