New Delhi: In order to promote eco-friendly waterways transportation and cut back the visitors load of crowded Mumbai metropolis roads, the Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has deliberate more water taxis and RO-PAX ferries for town’s transportation.
Four new routes for ROPAX-ferry providers and 12 new routes of water taxi are seemingly to be operational by December 2021. It was determined in a not too long ago chaired assembly by Minister of State (I/C) for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Mansukh Mandaviya, with the senior officers of the Ministry, Chairperson of Mumbai Port and officers of Maharashtra Maritime Board.
Currently, the ROPAX (roll-on/roll-off passenger) service is operational from Bhaucha Dhakka (Ferry Wharf) to Mandwa (Alibag) and reduces the highway journey of 110 km to about 18 km through the use of waterways. It has additionally diminished the journey time of each day commuters from about 3-4 hours to one hour.Â
Details of the brand new routes can be seen within the photos under:
Details of the 12 routes for water taxi operations can be seen within the photos under:
The Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said that opening up 4 new routes of ROPAX Ferries and 12 routes of water taxis goes to show an enormous boon for each day commuters of Mumbai as it’ll end in a pollution-free, peaceable and time-saving journey in addition to cut back the journey value and carbon footprint considerably.Â
“It would also cater for the requirements of the increasing number of tourists and commuters at various stretches of Mumbai city,” the Ministry highlighted.
Mansukh Mandaviya expressed that the operationalization of new waterways routes is an enormous step in the direction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s imaginative and prescient of harnessing waterways and integrating them with the financial improvement of the nation.
