India’s first water taxi

 India’s first water taxi service 

was inaugurated in Maharashtra on Thursday connecting the Navi Mumbai area to mainland Mumbai. 



Source the hindu


Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray inaugurated the Belapur jetty while Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbanand Sonowal flagged off the service.

expenditure

The ₹8.37-crore project will presently operate on three routes and the State and the Centre have shared the expenditure. 

The three routes include

  • Belapur to Ferry Wharf – the domestic cruise terminal,
  •  Belapur to Elephanta Caves and 
  • Belapur to JNPT.


In the initial stage, seven speedboats 

— each with a capacity of 10 to 30 passengers — 

and one catamaran / ship with passenger capacity of 50 to 60 will run on these routes. 


The cost per person on a single journey 

  • will be between ₹820 to ₹1,200 for speed boats 
  • and ₹290 for the catamaran.

 Sagarmala project 

has offered 131 projects worth ₹1.05 lakh crore for Maharashtra.


 “Financial aid of ₹278 crore for 46 projects will be offered under the project,” he said.

 

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