The Prime Minister said besides making the lives of crores of people easier, the service also brings them closer and saves fuel by decreasing the number of vehicles on the road. “Imagine how much time and petrol this ferry service will save,” he said, adding the facility would not be restricted to just one route. “We are planning to link other places,” he said, noting that plans were afoot to expand the service to Hazira and the union territory Diu-Daman at a later stage and various places in Saurashtra.