Mumbai, April 21 -- The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (Mospw), Sarbananda Sonowal, flagged off Cruise Operations from the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal (MICT), India's largest cruise terminal, on Monday.

The Union Minister also inaugurated the renovated Fire Memorial at Victoria Docks as well as renovated two heritage buildings -- Fort House, Ballard Estate, and Evelyn House at Colaba. Sonowal also inaugurated the Sagar Upvan garden along with the Shore to Ship Electric Supply under the Green Port Initiative.

The MICT, developed as per Cruise Bharat Mission, was developed as per latest global standards and is expected to take a pioneering role in developing cruise tourism in India. Spread over a built up area of m...