India, Aug. 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

The 'Tourism Avenues - Waterways to Wonder: Unlocking Cruise Tourism' conference was successfully held today in Mumbai. The event, organised by Mumbai Port Trust in collaboration with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), brought together industry experts, policymakers and stakeholders to discuss the potential of cruise tourism in India and explore ways to unlock its growth.

As the nodal officer of NAVIC Cell 4 on tourism and ferries, Shri Vijay Kumar highlighted the progress made under the Cell on various fronts to advance the cruise tourism sector. He also outlined the initiatives taken by IWAI to develop and promote river cruise tourism, which has th...