Inland Waterways Development Council earmarks Rs 45,000 crore for developing river cruise tourism

New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): The maiden edition of the Inland Waterways Development Council (IWDC), chaired by Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday, committed an investment of Rs 45,000 crore for the development of river cruise tourism in the country.

The country's first Inland Waterways Development Council culminated with many firsts to ramp up capacity and augment the viability of the inland waterways of the cou