A houseboat in Delhi along Yamuna?

Residents may soon have an option to host meetings, conferences and small dining events in the heart of the city in a houseboat, typically found in Kerala and Jammu and Kashmir, with the DDA preparing to float tenders for a new convention centre at Baansera Park, a spokesperson for the Lieutenant Governor’s Office said.

“The ambitious project is a part of initiatives undertaken by L-G VK Saxena, who has been pushing for development of the Yamuna floodplain as a public space for citizens to bring the people closer to the river, in the process, making them direct stakeholders in its cleaning and rejuvenation,” the spokesperson said.

The structure, though designed like a houseboat, will be permanently fixed to the ground and will not float.

The housebo

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