Delhi’s Namo Yamuna cruise service will begin operations on Tuesday, offering river tours between Sonia Vihar and the Jagatpur Shani Temple area, according to Delhi Cabinet Minister Kapil Mishra. The service is being introduced as part of efforts to promote tourism along the Yamuna.
The cruise will operate on a stretch connecting Sonia Vihar in northeast Delhi with Jagatpur Shani Temple. The route falls within Mishra’s Assembly constituency, and the minister said residents of Delhi would be able to experience the river journey from the service’s launch.
Mishra announced the start of the cruise while reviewing preparations at the programme venue in Sonia Vihar. He said he inspected the site with officials from the departments involved in organising the launch event. The inspection was conducted ahead of the scheduled handover of the Namo Yamuna cruise to Delhi residents.
The minister described the service as an initiative to promote tourism on the Yamuna and said the government was committed to fulfilling its promises to residents. The statement, as reported by Jagran, did not provide details on passenger capacity, ticket prices, operating frequency, booking arrangements or the duration of the journey.
The launch places a tourism service on a river corridor that has traditionally been discussed in Delhi through the lens of pollution control, floodplain management and environmental restoration. In the announcement available for this launch, however, the government has presented the cruise primarily as a tourism facility connecting Sonia Vihar with a local religious and public destination at Jagatpur.
The Sonia Vihar venue was being prepared for the inauguration, with officials accompanying the minister during his inspection. The report did not specify the departments involved, the agency that will operate the cruise, or the arrangements for navigation, passenger safety and access at the two ends of the route.
The service is scheduled to start on Tuesday, following the announcement made on Monday evening. Further public information on fares, timings, boarding procedures and safety protocols will determine how residents can use the cruise once operations begin. The immediate official milestone is the launch programme at Sonia Vihar and the start of the route towards Jagatpur Shani Temple.
