JAMMU: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary informed the house that a project report of Rs 323.26 crore has been submitted to the Government of India for developing Inland Water Transport facilities in river Jhelum from Pampore to Chattabal and the sanction in this regard is awaited.
Replying to a question by Mohammad Khursheed Alam in the upper house, the Minister said due to persistent public demand, a trial run of water transport in river Jhelum was made during 2012-13 from Pampore to Chattabal. He said some Ghats were identified on the banks of river Jhelum to serve as boarding and de-boarding stations.
The Minister further informed that the Inland Water Transport was outsourced and concerned agency launched some motor boats of different capacity in river Jhelum for which tariff from station to station was also fixed by competent authority.
The Minister said that the activity was halted in September 2014 floods as the whole infrastructure got damaged. He, however, said that the Tourism Department has started Water Cruise from Zero Bridge to Chattabal Veir for promotion of tourism.
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