Varanasi Water Taxi News: Varanasi is continuously getting more and more facilities. First the first river cruise was run on the Ganges and now the country’s first hydrogen fueled water taxis will be run. Through this, passengers will be able to complete the journey of 11 kilometers in a few minutes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency Varanasi is going to get another gift from today i.e. Thursday. The country’s first water taxi with hydrogen fuel will now run on the ghats of Banaras. All its preparations have been completed and the water taxi will start operating from June 15.
Earlier, the country’s first river cruise was also flagged off from Banaras. While the cruise has to travel to Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh within 50 days, the water taxi is being run between the major ghats of Banaras. This water taxi to be run on the river Ganges is being started under the pilot project. Soon more such water taxis will be operated. It is planned that after Banaras, similar water taxis will be started operating on Yamuna river in Agra and Mathura.
What will be the route of water taxi
Additional Municipal Commissioner Sumit Kumar says that this water taxi will be run between Ramnagar Fort to Namo Ghat. The distance between the two is about 11 kilometers. Many stops have also been made in between. There will be a total of 3 stoppages in the middle of this route. This water taxi will also be stopped at Asi Ghat, Dashashwamedh Ghat and Raj Ghat. The official says that currently 2 water taxis are being run on the Ganges, but there are plans to run 4 more water taxis after the flood season is over.
What will be the fare
Varanasi Municipal Corporation has started operating this water taxi to reduce the traffic pressure on the roads. Along with the route being fixed, its fare has also been fixed. Passengers will be charged a fare of Rs 15 per kilometer for this high speed taxi between Ramnagar to Namo Ghat. Therefore, passengers will have to pay Rs 165 for this 11 kilometer journey.
Soon the taxi will go till Kashi Vishwanath
A water taxi will have the capacity to seat 80 passengers at a time. The responsibility of its operation has been entrusted to the Roadways Management. The water taxi is currently being run from Ramnagar Fort to Namo Ghat, but soon it will be extended till the entry gate of Kashi Vishwanath Dham. Almost all its work has been completed. In the coming days, devotees will be able to reach Kashi Vishwanath Dham directly through this water taxi.
