Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the world's longest river Cruise, MV Ganga Vilas, in Varanasi via video link on Friday and inaugurate and lay foundation stones for several other projects here.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to flag off the world's longest river cruise MV Ganga Vilas between Varanasi-Dibrugarh on Friday, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that the country is going to create new history in River Cruise Sector.
MV Ganga Vilas will begin its journey from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and travel around 3,200 km in 51 days to reach Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh, sailing across 27 river systems in India and Bangladesh.
The launch of the world's longest river cruise named MV Ganga Vilas by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 13 in Varanasi will herald a new age of river cruise tourism for India, said Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush.
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