New Delhi, March 3 -- With the BJP government in Delhi focusing on the rejuvenation of the Yamuna, plans are afoot to start a cruise service in the river, between Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur, the NCR Planning Board (NCRPB) has proposed a Yamuna Water Taxi Project with tentative stations located at Madanpur Khadar, Film City, Nizamuddin and ITO.
The issue was discussed at length at the meeting of transport secretaries from NCR states on February 14, during the meeting of the NCRPB where the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) submitted that to begin with 20-25 passenger boats may be considered for inland water transport in Yamuna. At the meeting, the NCRPB briefed through the PPT on locations for multi-model integration with water trans...