MV GANGA VILAS - TOURISM
News: Modi
flags off world’s longest river cruise from Varanasi to Dibrugarh
What's in the news?
● Prime
Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the world’s longest river cruise - MV Ganga
Vilas and inaugurated the tent city at Varanasi.
● He
also laid the foundation stones for many development schemes and inaugurated
projects worth more than ₹1,000 crore for Varanasi.
Key takeaways:
● The
longest river cruise from Kashi to
Dibrugarh is putting tourism destinations on the global tourism map.
● With
the tent city, tourists and devotees coming to Kashi now have an incredible
means of accommodation.
MV Ganga Vilas:
● MV
Ganga Vilas is the first indigenously
made cruise vessel to be made in India.
● The
cruise has three decks, 18 suites on board with a capacity of 36 tourists, with
all the modern amenities.
● It
will cover a distance of 3,200 km in roughly 51 days reaching Assam’s Dibrugarh
through Bangladesh.
● Built
with a unique design and a futuristic vision, the MV Ganga Vilas will meander
across various prominent destinations that lie across the Ganges along with
river Hooghly.
● The
cruise will pass through 25 different
river streams.
Significance:
● The
cruise journey is going to bring many spiritual, multinational and natural
experiences as it will cover destinations like Kashi, Patna Sahib, Bodh Gaya, Vikramshila, Dhaka and the Suderbans.