By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: OSD to Odisha Tourism, Ansuman Rath shared a beautiful photo of ‘Garuda’, Odisha’s 1st Luxury Houseboat in his twitter handle on Thursday morning. The boat was constructed with an investment of more than Rs 3 crore. It is indigenously designed, developed and manufactured in Barkul, Odisha.
The boat is being all decked up for it’s maiden voyage in the Chilika Lake. The Houseboat will be inaugurated shortly on Thursday by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in presence of Tourism Minister.
In an aim to attract tourists from across the globe, the commercial operation of luxury houseboat ‘Garuda’ in the Chilika lake is being started.
A first of its kind luxury houseboat in Chilika, Garuda is 105 feet long, 22 feet wide, having dual engines and designed for climatic conditions of Chilika.
It is a two floors housing boat with two suite rooms, four premium rooms, a bar and a restaurant. There is an open-air lobby in the upper deck for meetings/conferences.The lounge in the lower floor is air conditioned with a bar and good to accommodate 30 people comfortably with premium luxury.
Vikash Eco Resorts has received licences and statutory clearances from the Chilika Development Authority (CDA), Directorate Ports and Inland Water Transport to run it.
