<p>Mumbai: India has launched multiple efforts to give a boost to maritime tourism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said addressing the Global Maritime India Summit 2023 being held at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai on Tuesday. </p>.<p>“India has a vast coastline, strong riverine ecosystem and rich cultural heritage which create new possibilities for Maritime Tourism,” he said via video conference from New Delhi.</p>.<p>Modi spoke about the nearly 5,000-year-old Lothal dockyard in India which is a world heritage and called it the ‘Cradle of Shipping’. </p>.PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate 17 km RRTS Delhi-Meerut section on October 20.<p>He informed that a National Maritime Heritage Complex is also being built in Lothal near Mumbai to preserve this world heritage and urged the citizens to visit upon completion.</p>. <p>The Prime Minister mentioned the world’s longest river cruise service in the Ganga river to promote maritime tourism in India. </p>. <p>He also spoke about the upcoming international cruise terminal in Mumbai and modern cruise terminals in Visakhapatnam and Chennai. “India is moving towards becoming a global cruise hub through its state-of-the-art infrastructure”, he added.</p>
<p>Mumbai: India has launched multiple efforts to give a boost to maritime tourism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said addressing the Global Maritime India Summit 2023 being held at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai on Tuesday. </p>.<p>“India has a vast coastline, strong riverine ecosystem and rich cultural heritage which create new possibilities for Maritime Tourism,” he said via video conference from New Delhi.</p>.<p>Modi spoke about the nearly 5,000-year-old Lothal dockyard in India which is a world heritage and called it the ‘Cradle of Shipping’. </p>.PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate 17 km RRTS Delhi-Meerut section on October 20.<p>He informed that a National Maritime Heritage Complex is also being built in Lothal near Mumbai to preserve this world heritage and urged the citizens to visit upon completion.</p>. <p>The Prime Minister mentioned the world’s longest river cruise service in the Ganga river to promote maritime tourism in India. </p>. <p>He also spoke about the upcoming international cruise terminal in Mumbai and modern cruise terminals in Visakhapatnam and Chennai. “India is moving towards becoming a global cruise hub through its state-of-the-art infrastructure”, he added.</p>