Shikara, cruiser boat rides in Gobind Lake

The state government will introduce shikaras in the Gobind Sagar Lake here to boost tourism, an official statement said on Tuesday.

The first cruiser boat would also be introduced in the lake as part of an initiative to promote tourism. Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu would inaugurate water sports activities here in the third week of October. Cruise, jet skies, motorboats and rescue boats had already arrived in Bilaspur and preparations regarding the cruise were being completed, officials said.

A technical team of the Tourism Department had inspected the equipment at Mandi Bharari on Saturday last. Tourists would be able to enjoy a shikara ride in the lake on the lines of the Dal Lake in Srinagar.