HC: Why boating stopped at Cuttack canal?

Cuttack: Orissa high court has asked state govt to clear the air on why boating services on the Taladanda canal in the city have been halted for the past seven months.
The service, which used battery-powered boats, and a food court was inaugurated on Sept 16, 2023 by former CM Naveen Patnaik. But the tourism department, which procured the boats and hired a private firm to operate the services, had to halt the services on Nov 10 due to low water level in the canal.
A special bench constituted for dealing with civic problems and development issues in Cuttack, taking cognisance of media reports on June 27, said, “Huge investment has been made for such a purpose. Let the learned counsel for the state obtain instruction as to why the citizens have been deprived of such facility and whether there is any proposal to resume it and if so, when it would be restored.”
The bench of of Justices S K Sahoo and V Narasingh posted the matter for July 25 for further consideration.