The first air-conditioned cruise of Punjab is in troubled waters as the owner of the Fun Kingdom — an amusement park in Doraha has allegedly accused the manufacturer of supplying substandard material leading to breakdowns and eventual discontinuation of boating near Gurthali pull in Doraha.Pawan Kumar Garg, a Chandigarh-based businessman and owner of the Fun Kingdom, shared that his dream of seeing Doraha on state tourism map has ended up in a fiasco. “I had started the park with great fanfare and the response too was immense. The families came with their children. They rode during the sunset to watch the changing colours of the Sutlej canal. Every evening was house full. For a small town like Doraha, we felt we had done something big,” the owner said.“But the boating has hardly begun when it went hit rough waters due to the alleged supply of cheap material by the manufacturer, in return of huge sum of money. Garg, who brought the cruise to Doraha, shared that they did a contract with a Pune-based company by the name of Jattvibeny Boats Private Limited with its director Jattvibeny Sebastian in March last year. It was supposed to supply the boats in May, but was delayed by four months. As the boats arrived in September, we started the services that very month. However, soon the boats developed cracks and their parts began to get dismantled. There was leakage from within as well,” Garg alleged.Garg claimed that a technical expert from Bombay allegedly told him they were “not up to the mark”. He further alleged that in December, a part of a boat broke while 15 to 20 women were on board. “We have been pushed three years back. We faced public wrath as they feared that the boat may give way after the incident,” he said.“The director of the company has literally ruined us. Earlier, when the project was in infancy, he used to call in routine but after receiving the payment of Rs 1.19 crore, he refused to attend to the calls. I finally lodged a complaint with SSP Khanna, which post investigation, has registered the case,” Garg informed.The case has been registered under Sections 318(4), 316(3) and 125 of the BNS. Police said the matter is under investigation.“We thought that would plan a birthday party on the cruise next month but the discontinuation of boats has really depressed us,” shared a local kid.“Who would risk their families for the sake of amusement when the situation is such. Why would we even think of boating now!” shared a localite.