RIVER CRUISE AT VARANASI
Tourists to Varanasi
will soon be able to get a glimpse of various ghats in and around
Varanasi especially in the evenings. A state of art cruise vessel
from Holland is proposed to be procured for the cruise. UP state
Tourism Development Corporation is going to facilitate the operations
by ensuring effective marketing and liaisoning with local authorities.
The most important part of the project i.e. providing infrastructure
and maintaining the navigable depth will be done by Inland Waterways
Authority of India, Ministry of Shipping.
An
MoU to this effect has been signed between UP government and M/s
Vomsi India Ltd. IWA will provide infrastructure facilities like
floating pontoons for berthing of cruise vessel and facility for
embarkation and disembarkation of passengers.
The
project will be implemented in phases. In the first phase, the
cruise will be introduced between Ramnagar, Assighat and Rajghat
in Varanasi and will be extended to Chunar in the subsequent phases.
Both the parties will prepare a Detailed Project Report within
three months time. A high level Project Implementation Committee
has been constituted for supervision, coordination and implementation
of the project. To begin with, one bajra is going to be pressed
into service. In the mean time the regular cruise vessel will
be procure from Holland and deployed.
