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The ambitious cruise plans to visit 50 tourist destinations including world heritage sites, national parks, river ghats, and major cities such as Patna in Bihar, Sahibganj in Jharkhand, Kolkata in West Bengal, Dhaka in Bangladesh and Guwahati in Assam. In Bangladesh, the cruise will travel approximately 1,100 kms.
Arrangements have been made to stop at places of historical, cultural and religious importance to showcase the rich heritage of India. The expected date of arrival of MV Ganga Vilas at Dibrugarh is Mar 1, 2023.
The cruise had left Kolkata on December 22 and reached Ramnagar port in Varanasi on Tuesday. “This will be a unique cruise in the world and a reflection of the growing cruise tourism in India. I request the people of West Bengal to take advantage of this,” PM Modi said on Thursday.
The cruise will stay on the rivers of Bangladesh for a fortnight and then return to India via Guwahati and reach Dibrugarh. The ship will also pass through national parks and sanctuaries including Sundarbans Delta and Kaziranga National Park.
The cruise will be flagged off from the jetty boarding point opposite Ravidas Ghat. The cruise will have a capacity of 80 passengers with 18 suites.
People are eagerly waiting for the unveiling of the cruise and are appreciating the efforts made by the Modi government. Ganga Vilas Cruise will have foreign nationals and it will give a message to the people of the world on India’s tourism and this cruise will be very helpful in attracting tourists. years Varanasi resident Sunil Upadhyay said.
Varanasi Divisional Commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma and District Magistrate S Rajalingam have given necessary instructions to the officials of Culture Department, Tourism Department and Inland Waterways Transport in the light of the flagging off ceremony.
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