The Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation (DTTDC) is understood to have already issued a request for quotation (RFQ) for engaging a private operator to run solar battery-powered cruises on the seven-kilometre stretch between Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur. The project will see active collaboration between the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Delhi Jal Board (DJB), DTTDC, the irrigation as well as flood control department. Reports suggest that the project could see light of the day as early as April 2025, the deadline for finalising the operating agency while the cruise service is expected to kick-start by the end of the year.Initially, two electric-solar hybrid boats will be deployed for the ferry service, with an accommodation capacity of about 20-30 passengers. The boats will operate throughout the year, barring the Monsoon season. The cruise service will see bustling tourism activity on the river. The river, particularly its Delhi stretch has increasingly come under the scanner over frothy and toxic water in the past few years.
