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Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the government is working on a plan to promote yacht tourism and personal yachting ecosystem in India. A yacht is a large boat with all the amenities. They are usually used for racing and tourism.
New Delhi. Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the government is working on a plan to promote yacht tourism and personal yachting ecosystem in India. A yacht is a large boat with all the amenities. Usually they are used for racing and tourism. India has a coastline of 7,500 km and there is not a single marina of international standard. Marina is a dock used to park ‘sailboats’ and yachts.
“Along with cruise tourism, we are going to add a new dimension by developing environment for yacht tourism in India,” Sonowal said. The minister said India is such a big country but “we don’t have any place (international standard marina) where yachts can be parked”. Sonowal pointed out that a small country like Croatia has space to park 15,000 yachts. The minister said yacht tourism will create employment opportunities in India as each yacht employs 20 people. Western countries, especially Croatia and Italy, have taken advantage of their vast coastline by building marina projects.
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