Eco-friendly cruise boats to come up for tourists at Hyderabad’s Hussain Sagar Lake

Tourists will have a new attraction in Hyderabad by June 2021–two 80-seater eco-friendly cruises in the famous Hussain Sagar Lake.
According to the latest reports published by a Telangana-based news website, Tourism Minister V Srinivas Goud has announced that these high-tech eco-friendly cruises will have zero-emission and electric twin inboard motors propulsions.
In addition, the cruise ships will have two floors, and tourists can book the cruise for hosting events such as parties. They will be launched around June 2021. News has it that the Telangana government is trying to launch solar and electric boats in water bodies across the region. Apparently, the objective behind such initiatives is to boost tourism in the state.
Goud has reportedly examined the status of existing fleet of boats and cruise at the boating centre located at Hussain Sagar. Officials have been instructed to renovate the current fleet with new colours and better seats.
The Hussain Sagar is a heart-shaped lake in Hyderabad made in the year 1563. It is fed by the river Musi, and covers a massive area of 5.7 km. A huge monolithic statue of Gautam Buddha stands in the middle of the lake.