NCR, Ready To Explore Yamuna Like Never Before? Delhi’s Namo River Safari Opens Today At Rs 500

Delhi’s Namo Yamuna River Safari To Be Inaugurated Today.

After months of waiting, Delhi-NCR is finally all set to get its own ‘River Safari’! The ‘Namo Yamuna River Safari’, a project launched to promote tourism in the national capital, is set to be inaugurated today, Tuesday, November 10.

Through this initiative, people will now be able to enjoy a cruise journey on the Yamuna River. For now, the service is being introduced between Wazirabad Ghat in Sonia Vihar and Shani Mandir Ghat in Jagatpur. The journey, covering approximately 5 to 6 kilometres, will take around 35 to 40 minutes.

Delhi’s first recreational Yamuna cruise service will be inaugurated by Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, according to an official statement. The Yamuna River has been designated as National Waterway-110 under the National Waterways Act, 2016, the statement added.

“The development of the recreational river cruise service along the Sonia Vihar-Jagatpur stretch of the Yamuna River in Delhi marks an important step towards harnessing the potential of this National Waterway for recreational navigation and river-based tourism,” the statement said as per PTI.

A ticket for the cruise costs Rs 500 per person, while an entry fee of Rs 50 is required for…

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