India, Sept. 21 -- Electric ferry services between the Gateway of India and Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) will commence during the Navratri, with tickets likely to be priced at Rs.100 per head per trip. This would be the first instance of electric boats operating in the city.

The JNPA had taken a decision to replace all wooden boats with electric boats after a naval speedboat rammed into a wooden boat on its way from Elephanta Caves to the Gateway last year, killing 14 people.

Sohel Kazani of the Bharat Freight Group (BFG), which will operate the airconditioned 20-seater electric boats, said tickets would be priced at Rs.100 per trip.

"The boats will have luxury sofa seating and the latest navigation systems. They can run at a...