India cruise pilgrimage to seven places |
The Indian government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government is set to push connectivity to at least seven religious places through cruise and increase movement of cargo through coastal shipping. A report prepared by the shipping ministry following Modi`s suggestion to come out with a comprehensive plan has identified pilgrim circuits like Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Bhagalpur, Kolkata, Guwahati and Tezpur which can be accessed through waterways and cruise. There was huge potential for cruise tourism, the report said 500-700 Indian passengers went on international cruises per sailing from Singapore simply because there was no such facility in the country. India has earmarked a total expenditure of about US$ 122 billion for the entire transport sector (roads, railways, shipping & ports and civil aviation) from the fifth five-year plan till the eleventh plan.
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