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Developed by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited, the cruise is the first passenger catamaran built in the country under Make in India at a cost of Rs 15 crore with twin engines where 165 passengers can travel safely for one-and-a-half hours. Union Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah Sunday virtually launched the ‘Akshar River Cruise’ on Sabarmati Riverfront. Developed by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited, the cruise is the first passenger catamaran built in the country under Make in India at a cost of Rs 15 crore with twin engines where 165 passengers can travel safely for one-and-a-half hours. Shah said the cruise is a gift from the Gujarat government and AMC to the citizens of Ahmedabad. He added that the riverfront was a brainchild of Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he was the Gujarat chief minister. Shah said that the riverfront is not only popular in Ahmedabad but across India and the world, and has emerged as a major centre of tourism. “The water level has not only gone up due to the riverfront, but it has also emerged as a centre of various social and cultural activities for everyone including senior citizens, children and youth. This luxury river-cruise will be a new attraction for all the citizens of Ahmedabad. This cruise is developed under Public Private Partnership by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Sabarmati Riverfront Development Corporation Limited. This cruise is the first passenger catamaran built in India under Make in India at a cost of Rs 15 crore with twin engines and it can safely travel for one and a half hours,” Shah said in his address. The cruise has been designed keeping in mind the convenience of the citizens and is equipped with 180 life safety jackets, fire safety and emergency rescue boat, he added. “Due to several initiatives taken in the field of tourism by Narendra Modi, Gujarat has emerged prominently on the country’s tourism map. By investing crores of rupees, an ecosystem was developed for lakhs of tourists coming to Gujarat. As good roads were constructed to connect all pilgrimages and borders, and roads connecting airports to tourist places were also built to provide the facilities to tourists,” Shah stated in his video message. He said that Modi has given a new dimension to Gujarat’s tourism by taking various initiatives.

Australia defeated hosts India by 6 wickets on Sunday in the final match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera in Ahmedabad to lift the ODI World Cup for the sixth time — the most by any team in the world.

Australian captain Pat Cummins poses with the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup trophy during a photo shoot at the Atal Pedestrian Bridge, Sabarmati Riverfront.

Ahmedabad: A day after winning the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, Australian captain Pat Cummins on Monday posed for photos with the trophy on a Sabarmati river cruise vessel housing a restaurant in Ahmedabad.

Hon. Amit Shah, Today our popular MP of Naranpura (Gandhinagar) and home minister of country , surprised us on a simplicity letter cruise like Commonman with his family and enjoyed the cruise with all Ahmedabad residents.

Enjoying family meal with music on the upper deck on a cruise in the flowing waters of the Sabarmati river in the city, enjoying the view of the riverfront they talked very intimately and getting all the information about the cruise runs better with a large number of tourists and Greeted the Delegates to come.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to Home Minister Amitbhai Shah for increasing our courage by honoring our initiative on Akshar Cruise and giving accurate demand for the development of cruise in the coming times.