PM inaugurates Ro-Pax ferry service in Gujarat

    Ahmedabad, Nov 8 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
Sunday inaugurated a Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira near
Surat and Ghogha in Bhavnagar district.
    The service will reduce the 375-km road distance
between Bhavnagar and Surat to 90-km by sea route, Modi said
while flagging off the service via video conferencing.
    It will save time and fuel and boost eco and religious
tourism in the Saurashtra region of the state, a release
issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) earlier said.
    The three-deck Ro-Pax Ferry Vessel 'Voyage Symphony'
connecting Hazira in Surat district of south Gujarat and
Ghogha in Saurashtra's Bhavnagar has a load capacity of 30
trucks, 100 passenger cars, and 500 passengers plus 34 crew
and hospitality staff, it said. PTI KA PD VT
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