The date, as to when the long-awaited water taxi service from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai will start is yet to be announced by Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) officials. Earlier, it was decided that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would inaugurate the service during his visit in January, however, this could not happen due to the surge in COVID cases in the state. According to reports from The Indian Express, the MbPT is planning to request Union Shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal to inaugurate the service. A senior MbPT officer told IE that Sonowal orally agreed to flag off the services by the second week o…