New Delhi: The Namo Yamuna River Safari begins in Delhi on Tuesday, 10 November, offering residents a river-tourism experience on a 6-kilometre cruise route between Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur on the Yamuna.
The Delhi government said the initiative will boost river tourism in the capital and create local employment opportunities.
The Chief Minister’s Office said the Yamuna is now being brought into Delhi’s tourism picture: “Who said Delhi’s tourism is only about monuments and markets? We’re bringing the Yamuna into the picture!” It added that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, Delhi’s untapped potential is being turned into new opportunities for tourism, recreation and growth.
The service follows trial runs that Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched on the same Sonia Vihar–Jagatpur stretch on 26 October, as reported earlier by Delhi News Live. The planned ride lasts about 40 minutes, costs ₹500 per person and takes up to 30 passengers per trip.
Passenger services had been planned to begin before Chhath Mahaparv.
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