In a major relief to Mumbaikars, the long-awaited water taxi service from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai is likely to be inaugurated on February 17 in the presence of Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
As per the report, two operators out of four will initially start the services and the tentative tariff will be INR 800 and INR 550 for DCT-Belapur and DCT-JNPT routes, respectively. A monthly pass to Belapur would cost around INR 12,000.
The distance between DCT and Belapur will be covered in 25-30 minutes.
The water taxis will operate on three routes:
It has come to light that the routes will be extended in the future. Other routes include International Cruise Terminal to Elephanta, Domestic Cruise Terminal to Rewas, Karanjade, Dharamtar, Domestic Cruise Terminal to Belapur, Nerul, Vashi and Airoli and DCT to Khanderi islands and JNPT, said officials.
One central and two state agencies — the Mumbai Port Trust, Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) and CIDCO — worked in tandem on the project.
The journey from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai, in the water taxi, can be completed 40 minutes, once operational.
The service, which was first planned three decades ago, to cut down travel time from the existing 1.5 hours.
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