Delhi CM, Union Minister ride Yamuna Cruise at Sonia Vihar

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma and Manjinder Singh Sirsa, and Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Harsh Malhotra took a ride on the newly inaugurated Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

A festively decorated ticket counter was set up by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) for the launch of the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026, organised under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Professional boaters and their vessels were on display at the inauguration of the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service, organised by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Residents of New Delhi gathered to witness the inauguration of the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service at Sonia Vihar on 10 November 2026, an event organised by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Crowds from across New Delhi turned out to watch the launch of the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service at Sonia Vihar on 10 November 2026, organised by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Members of the local community at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi were present for the inauguration of the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service on 10 November 2026, hosted by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

An art installation bearing the inscriptions 'Dilli ki Diwali' and 'Jai Shree Ram' was prominently displayed at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi during the inauguration of the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service on 10 November 2026, organised by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Festive installations including 'Dilli ki Diwali' and 'Jai Shree Ram' decorated the venue as the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) inaugurated the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel maintained vigil aboard boats during the inauguration of the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026, organised by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma rode an electric hydrofoil watercraft on the Yamuna River during the inauguration of the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026, organised by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

An electric hydrofoil watercraft was showcased as Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma took it for a ride on the Yamuna at Sonia Vihar during the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service launch on 10 November 2026, hosted by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Parvesh Verma, Delhi Minister, navigated an electric hydrofoil across the Yamuna River at Sonia Vihar as part of the celebrations marking the launch of the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service by the IWAI on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

The electric hydrofoil watercraft drew attention at the Yamuna inauguration event as Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma demonstrated its capabilities at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026, organised under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) showcased an electric hydrofoil watercraft at the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service inauguration at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026, with Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma among those who took a ride. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

A cruise boat sailed along the Yamuna River at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026 as part of the newly inaugurated Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service, launched by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

A vessel was seen navigating the Yamuna River near Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026 under the newly launched Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service, organised by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

A boat departed from Sonia Vihar on the Yamuna River, New Delhi on 10 November 2026 as part of the first day of operations of the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service, inaugurated by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma, Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Kapil Mishra, and BJP Delhi President Harsh Malhotra jointly rode the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service after its inauguration at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, along with Ministers Parvesh Verma, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Kapil Mishra and BJP President Harsh Malhotra, cruised the Yamuna at Sonia Vihar on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Senior leaders including Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Kapil Mishra and BJP Delhi chief Harsh Malhotra took part in the inaugural cruise on the Yamuna at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma and Manjinder Singh Sirsa, and BJP Delhi President Harsh Malhotra were among the first to board the Yamuna cruise following its inauguration by IWAI at Sonia Vihar on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, accompanied by Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma and Manjinder Singh Sirsa and BJP Delhi President Harsh Malhotra, shared the deck of the Yamuna Cruise at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

In a show of Centre state coordination, Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma and Manjinder Singh Sirsa, and BJP Delhi President Harsh Malhotra jointly inaugurated and boarded the Yamuna Cruise at Sonia Vihar on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

The inaugural ride on the Yamuna Cruise saw Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal share a vessel with Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma and Manjinder Singh Sirsa and BJP Delhi President Harsh Malhotra at Sonia Vihar on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Delhi Ministers Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Parvesh Verma joined Delhi CM Rekha Gupta and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal as well as BJP Delhi President Harsh Malhotra for the inaugural cruise on the Yamuna River at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

BJP Delhi President Harsh Malhotra accompanied Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma and Manjinder Singh Sirsa on the inaugural ride of the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) marked the launch of the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026 with Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, and BJP Delhi President Harsh Malhotra all aboard. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal together boarded the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service shortly after its inauguration by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur, and Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma took a joint ride on the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service after its inauguration by the IWAI at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur sailed together on the Yamuna River at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026 as part of the inaugural run of the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service launched by the IWAI. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, and Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma and Manjinder Singh Sirsa collectively rode the Yamuna Cruise following the service's inauguration by the IWAI at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

The Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service was inaugurated at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026 by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), with Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, and Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma and Manjinder Singh Sirsa among the first to ride. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma and Manjinder Singh Sirsa, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Manoj Tiwari together took the inaugural ride on the Recreational Yamuna River Cruise Service at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Manoj Tiwari joined Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, and Delhi Ministers Parvesh Verma and Manjinder Singh Sirsa for the first cruise on the Yamuna at Sonia Vihar, New Delhi on 10 November 2026, following the IWAI led inauguration. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)

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