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.