In what was a first after the State’s formation, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation kicked off its own twin-deck boat to ferry tourists from Nagarjunasagar to Nagarjunakonda, the Buddist site on Wednesday afternoon.
The 100-seater, Rs. 1.78 crore boat, that has the capacity 40 people in the air-conditioned comfort of the restaurant down below and 60 more on the open, upper deck was flagged off by Ministers Ajmeera Chandulal (Tourism) and G. Jagadheeshwar Reddy (Energy) in the presence of a host of dignitaries including MP G. Sukhender Reddy and the corporation Chairman Pervaram Ramulu. As the boat chugged off the dock amidst cheer, Mr. Chandulal pointed out that with the gap left by the new State not having a boat of its own, tourists were dependent on the boats run by Andhra Pradesh since Telangana was formed on June 2, 2014. Very soon, he said smaller boats would be pressed into service to take tourists on shorter rides.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/tstdc-launches-boat-ride-to-nagarjunakonda/article8940560.ece
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