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You can usher in this New Year’s at a boat party, with the Gateway of India in the backdrop.

The Mumbai police have allowed boat owners to organise New Year parties and cruises near the Gateway of India.
After the November 26, 2008 terror strikes — 10 Pakistani assailants came by sea and indiscriminately fired at Mumbaiites, killing 173 people — the police had refused boat operators permission to conduct New Year parties and cruises.
“There is no need to press the panic button. My men can control the situation on New Year’s …

Tipplers who wished to party on boats on New Year’s Eve will have to postpone their plans. A senior excise officer said that keeping in mind the constant security threat to Mumbai through sea, the Indian Navy has asked the Maharashtra state excise department to extend the decision they had taken last year after 26/11 and not issue liquor permits to boat owners this year too.

The officer added, “Only the city collector has the authority to make the required changes.” City collector Idzes Kundan said, “We are looking into the …

Around twenty boats moored at Windermere Marina Village had sunk last month due to the floods.
The affected boats were all attached to fixed piers at the site.
Unlike boats tethered to floating buoys, they were unable to rise and fall with the changing water levels.
Some boats were fully submerged while others were sticking out the water.
Below are series of photos of some of the damage caused at Windermere Marina Village.