Overview
- The two-day free boating festival at Jammu’s new Tawi artificial lake concluded on January 29, with about 5,000 people taking rides.
- JSCL said the event met its testing goals and confirmed plans to invite local entrepreneurs to run regular boating and allied activities on a permanent basis.
- Safety protocols were actively implemented with SDRF teams, trained personnel, life jackets and rescue boats deployed along the stretch.
- Officials highlighted flood-management features including a spillover mechanism to release excess water and maintained pondage of about three to four metres, with technology-driven systems for rainy-season risks.
- Phase one spans 2.7 km and has cost ₹131 crore plus roughly ₹30 crore in finishing works, as the riverfront debuts with cultural performances and Dogra cuisine to build its tourism appeal.