Government urges Ministry of Shipping to conduct cruise market assessment in Puducherry

Government urges Ministry of Shipping to conduct cruise market assessment in Puducherry PUDUCHERRY The Puducherry government has requested the Centre to undertake a feasibility study for the cruise market in Puducherry under the Cruise Bharat Mission. In a letter to Union Minister of Sports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, the Minister for Public Works and Ports, Malladi Krishna Rao, said the Puducherry government has proposed a Cruise Terminal under the World Bank funded SHORE (Strengthening Coastal Resilience and Economy) programme. “Therefore, I request the Ministry to undertake a cruise market assessment and an economic feasibility assessment of Puducherry under the Cruise Bharat Mission. We also request the Ministry to sanction ₹100 crore for developing cruise tourism and water sports activities across all four regions of the Union Territory,” the letter said.