PANAJI: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari as of late said his ministry used to be working on a cruise direction from Mumbai to Bali in Indonesia, via Kochin and the Andaman and Nicobar islands, to spice up cruise tourism.
"I have met a minister from Indonesia. We have initiated the idea of having a cruise from Mumbai to Andaman Nicobar via Goa and Kochin. The ships can go up to Bali, Indonesia. Indians usually visit Singapore or Bangkok. They can go there directly on a cruise from Mumbai," the minister told journalists.
Gadkari is on a two-day talk over with to Goa to attend a meeting of Highways department officers to review the continued works across the country.
Gadkari also said the paintings to widen the Mumbai-Goa highway will be completed by March 2019.
"The work on all the packages on the Mumbai-Goa highway has begun. The work on tunnels has also started. We want to complete the entire road by March next year except a tunnel at Kashedi Ghat in Maharashtra," he said.
Gadkari said the refurbished highway could be an "engineering marvel" and motorists may experience a scenic pressure.
The four-lane highway enlargement mission has been behind schedule for a number of causes, together with lack of permission to chop timber. Once completed, the pressure from Goa to Mumbai will be simply six-hour-long.
Gadkari appealed to not unusual other people, politicians, and NGOs to adopt highways by planting timber alongside them.
"I appeal to all members of public, MLAs, MPs and NGOs to come forward and plant trees along the highways. They should plant the trees and adopt them," the Union minister said.
Gadkari said he had spoken to Rajya Sabha MP Narayan Rane, who hails from Sindhudurg district in neighbouring Maharashtra, about tree plantation and the latter has assured to implement the same in Sindhudurg taluka.
The minister said the Goa-Mumbai waterway used to be now opened up for normal boat carrier.
"We have opened up the Mumbai Goa waterway for boat service. Initially, there were some technical problems for this service, which are fixed now," he said.
A non-public shipping corporate had lately introduced its carrier connecting Mumbai to Goa.
"The successful trial of the ship was also conducted. The service is right now on hold because of monsoon. It will restart after two months post monsoon," Gadkari said.
The cruise carrier between Mumbai and Goa is more likely to develop into operational in September this 12 months.
Gadkari said the Central govt all the time encouraged cruise tourism.
"Mumbai gets 80 cruise ships. We have constructed a state-of-the-art terminal for ships. Goa also gets a number of cruise vessels. We expect that in the next five years 950 cruise vessels will be calling the Goa port," he said.
Gadkari said he would deal with a workshop of excursion and shuttle corporations in Mumbai for which Goan operators are also invited.
"I have met a minister from Indonesia. We have initiated the idea of having a cruise from Mumbai to Andaman Nicobar via Goa and Kochin. The ships can go up to Bali, Indonesia. Indians usually visit Singapore or Bangkok. They can go there directly on a cruise from Mumbai," the minister told journalists.
Gadkari is on a two-day talk over with to Goa to attend a meeting of Highways department officers to review the continued works across the country.
Gadkari also said the paintings to widen the Mumbai-Goa highway will be completed by March 2019.
"The work on all the packages on the Mumbai-Goa highway has begun. The work on tunnels has also started. We want to complete the entire road by March next year except a tunnel at Kashedi Ghat in Maharashtra," he said.
Gadkari said the refurbished highway could be an "engineering marvel" and motorists may experience a scenic pressure.
The four-lane highway enlargement mission has been behind schedule for a number of causes, together with lack of permission to chop timber. Once completed, the pressure from Goa to Mumbai will be simply six-hour-long.
Gadkari appealed to not unusual other people, politicians, and NGOs to adopt highways by planting timber alongside them.
"I appeal to all members of public, MLAs, MPs and NGOs to come forward and plant trees along the highways. They should plant the trees and adopt them," the Union minister said.
Gadkari said he had spoken to Rajya Sabha MP Narayan Rane, who hails from Sindhudurg district in neighbouring Maharashtra, about tree plantation and the latter has assured to implement the same in Sindhudurg taluka.
The minister said the Goa-Mumbai waterway used to be now opened up for normal boat carrier.
"We have opened up the Mumbai Goa waterway for boat service. Initially, there were some technical problems for this service, which are fixed now," he said.
A non-public shipping corporate had lately introduced its carrier connecting Mumbai to Goa.
"The successful trial of the ship was also conducted. The service is right now on hold because of monsoon. It will restart after two months post monsoon," Gadkari said.
The cruise carrier between Mumbai and Goa is more likely to develop into operational in September this 12 months.
Gadkari said the Central govt all the time encouraged cruise tourism.
"Mumbai gets 80 cruise ships. We have constructed a state-of-the-art terminal for ships. Goa also gets a number of cruise vessels. We expect that in the next five years 950 cruise vessels will be calling the Goa port," he said.
Gadkari said he would deal with a workshop of excursion and shuttle corporations in Mumbai for which Goan operators are also invited.
Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari proposes Mumbai-Bali cruise route
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