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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday launched the operations for two floating restaurants that will be anchored near Gateway of India on daily basis. This as the existing infrastructure at Gateway of India is not sufficient, MbPT officials said. However, there are plans to anchor both the floating restaurants during big events like a wedding or conference. All these facilities are expected to become reality in the next one year in order to cater to around tourists. Citing that Gateway of India in south Mumbai has almost reached its saturation in terms of handling potential coastal tourism traffic, the Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) has said that the 1-km-long stretch of domestic cruise terminal at Princess Dock will become the next coastal tourism hub for those visiting the city with activities like sea-side hotels, floating hotels, walkway, amphitheatre and cycling track at the domestic terminal..