VARANASI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the world’s longest river cruise — MV Ganga Vilas, which is able to cowl 3,200 kilometres throughout 27 river methods in 5 states in India and Bangladesh in 51 days.
MV Ganga Vilas is the first-ever cruise vessel to be made in India and it started its journey from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and can attain Dibrugarh in Assam through Bangladesh.
The start of the cruise service on river Ganga is a landmark second and it’ll herald a brand new age of tourism in India, the Prime Minister mentioned and invited international vacationers to return to India and discover the vibrancy of the nation.
Modi additional mentioned the river cruise will promote tourism and create new job alternatives.
He additionally mentioned extra river cruise methods are being developed in numerous components of the nation.
In line with an official assertion, the posh cruise has three decks, 18 suites on board with a capability of 36 vacationers, with all the posh facilities.
The maiden voyage has 32 vacationers from Switzerland signing up for your entire size of the journey, it added.
As per the assertion, MV Ganga Vilas cruise is curated to convey out the most effective of the nation to be showcased to the world.
The 51-day cruise is deliberate with visits to 50 vacationer spots together with world heritage websites, nationwide parks, river ghats, and main cities like Patna in Bihar, Sahibganj in Jharkhand, Kolkata in West Bengal, Dhaka in Bangladesh and Guwahati in Assam.
The journey will give the vacationers a chance to embark upon an experiential voyage and indulge within the artwork, tradition, historical past, and spirituality of India and Bangladesh, the assertion mentioned.
