New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- The Yamuna cruise service between Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur will be opened to the public on Tuesday with Sarbananda Sonowal, union minister of ports, shipping and waterways and Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta expected to launch the services. The boat will operate approximately 6km with space for 30 passengers and a round trip expected to take 35 to 45 minutes.

Developed along the Sonia Vihar-Jagatpur stretch of the river, the initiative aims to promote river-based tourism and offer visitors a new recreational experience in the national capital. Yamuna has been designated as National Waterway-110 under the National Waterways Act, 2016.

"The development of the recreational river cruise service along the Sonia Vihar-J...