Delhi now has its first recreational river cruise: a 30-seater electric boat on the Yamuna, launched on Tuesday by Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta at Sonia Vihar.
The service runs along the Sonia Vihar–Jagatpur stretch and offers a round trip of about 6 km, the ministry said. It is meant to open up the river's tourism and recreation potential for residents and visitors.
What the leaders said
Sonowal said India's rivers and inland waterways are "emerging as important drivers of economic growth, tourism and sustainable connectivity", and that the launch "signals a new wave of river tourism in the city". Gupta said the cruise "will add a new dimension to Delhi's tourism landscape" and strengthen public engagement with the Yamuna.
Also present were Ministers of State Shantanu Thakur and Harsh Malhotra, Delhi ministers Parvesh Sahib Singh, Kapil Mishra and Manjinder Singh Sirsa, and MP Manoj Tiwari.
The release does not say what tickets will cost or when regular trips begin.
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Source: official release by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (10 NOV 2026 5:47PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: Delhi's River Tourism Begins with the Launch of Yamuna Recreational Cruise Service.
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VerifiedEvery fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2334740) issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on 10 NOV 2026 5:47PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.
Sources
- 1.Delhi's River Tourism Begins with the Launch of Yamuna Recreational Cruise Service — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
