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Nation MV Ganga Vilas Yatra

WORLD'S LONGEST RIVER CRUISE - MV GANGA VILAS FLAGGED OFF
RIVER WATERWAYS: THE

NEW STRENGTH OF INDIA

Our celebrations, charity, penance, and faith in our ability to keep our resolutions all have their
own significance. Our rivers play a critical role in this. On January 13, Prime Minister Narendra
Modi flagged off the MV Ganga Vilas and inaugurated a tent city in Varanasi, ushering in a new
era of cruise tourism and river waterway development. The MV Ganga Vilas Cruise will raise
the profile of many Eastern Indian tourist destinations on the global tourism map...

or us, the Ganges is more than just a river. Rather,
it has long been a witness to the penance and FEATURES OF GANGA VILAS RIVER CRUISE
Fausterity of this great land of India. Whatever n Tourists will pass through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,
the circumstances in India were, Mother Ganges Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, and Bangladesh.
has always nurtured and inspired millions of Indians. n The 51-day cruise through 27 rivers includes visits
"On the one hand, we worked for the cleanliness of to 50 tourist spots, including world heritage sites,
Gangaji through Namami Gange; on the other hand, national parks, river ghats, gardens, and major
the Arth Ganga Campaign was also launched," cities
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as he flagged n The cruise, with its modern facilities, will cover
off the world's longest river cruise, the MV Ganga 3,200 kilometres.
Vilas, and inaugurated the tent city in Varanasi. Arth n An exciting journey from Kashi to Sarnath, from
Ganga denotes that we have taken steps to create a Majuli to Mayong, from the Sundarbans to
new environment for economic activity in the states Kaziranga
surrounding the Ganga. This Ganga Vilas Cruise will n The 62.5-meter by 12.8-meter cruise has five-star
give new impetus to the "Arth Ganga" campaign. This hotel-like amenities.
cruise will provide all amenities while visiting Uttar n 18 luxury suites with state-of-the-art facilities and a
Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, and Bangladesh. capacity of 36 tourists
This new wave of cruise tourism will generate new n French balcony, open-space balcony, gym, study
employment and self-employment opportunities in the room, spa, salon, library convenience.
area, as well as a new line of development wherever n Cultural programmes and facilities equipped with
it goes. This river cruise will pass through Dhaka on modern lifesaving equipment and facilities
its way from Varanasi to Dibrugarh. "This decade

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