As per the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), the Nerul passenger water transport terminal in Navi Mumbai is in the final stage of construction. Moreover, the services of boat and catamaran will soon commence.
In its release, CIDCO mentioned that managing director Sanjay Mukherjee and other senior officials reviewed the work on the project recently. Following this, he said: "The Nerul Passenger Water Terminal, being developed on Panvel Creek as part of the Eastern Waterfront project, will reduce the stress on roads and railway services and people of Navi Mumbai will have an alternative mode of travel to south Mumbai."
CIDCO's VC & MD @DrSanMukjherjee visited and supervised Nerul Passenger Water terminal.
— CIDCO Ltd (@CIDCO_Ltd) October 2, 2021
This service will reduce the stress on roads and railway services and give alternative mode of transport.
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Boats can carry up to 300 passengers at a time along with 80 four-wheelers and 75 two-wheelers. At present 80 per cent of the work of this boat terminal has been completed. The work will be completed by October 30, the release said.
As part of the plan for the development of internal water transport on the east coast of Mumbai, such terminals and other infrastructure are being built at Bhaucha Dhakka in Mumbai, Nerul in Navi Mumbai and Mandva at Alibaug by Mumbai Port Trust, CIDCO and Maharashtra Maritime Board, respectively.
The CIDCO release said the approximately 11 nautical mile distance between Bhaucha Dhakka and Nerul will be covered in 30-45 minutes through speed boat and catamarans.
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