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Why Modi govt's promise of running a ferry on Yamuna remains unfulfilled

A state government official says the Yamuna at Agra lacks the depth to ply a ferry

Yamuna ghat at Kalindi Kunj
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Yamuna ghat at Kalindi Kunj

Megha Manchanda New Delhi/Agra
When Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari announced in 2014 the Union government would start a ferry service on the Yamuna between Delhi and Agra, people laughed.

A visit to a ghat of the river next to Kalindi Kunj metro station in Delhi explains why: Flowers and fruit offerings after religious services are dumped into the river at this spot. The water is frothy on the surface and pitch-black underneath. The stench is unbearable. It is hard to stand there, let alone imagine holiday makers and tourists boarding a boat.

Kahari Singh Kashyap, 48, is a diver who has worked at the