Srinagar, March 6 -- The MoU was signed on the sidelines ofChintan Shivirbeing held in Srinagar in the presence of Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur. Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Transport, Science and Technology, Information Technology, Youth Services and Sports, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, Satish Sharma; Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri T.K. Ramachandran; Chairman, IWAI, Vijay Kumar along with other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.

The Inland Waterways Authority of India has been actively promoting cruise tourism in India and the agreement with the Government of...