PM Modi flags off world’s longest river cruise MV Ganga Vilas in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the world’s longest river cruise, MV Ganga Vilas in Varanasi.

MV Ganga Vilas will begin its journey from Varanasi, PM Modi’s constituency, and sail around 3,200 km in 51 days to reach Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh, traversing across 27 river systems in the two countries.

Today, foundation stones have been laid for several other inland waterways projects worth more than Rs 1000 crores. This will expand trade and tourism and employment opportunities in eastern India: PM Narendra Modi pic.twitter.com/NoH6X8eODs — ANI (@ANI) January 13, 2023

“The beginning of the world’s longest river cruise service on river Ganga is a landmark moment. It will herald a new age of tourism in India,” PM Narendra Modi said.

“Today, foundation stones have been laid for several other inland waterways projects worth more than Rs 1000 crores. This will expand trade and tourism and employment opportunities in eastern India,” he added.

PM Modi also inaugurated a ‘Tent City’ on the banks of the Ganga river in Varanasi today via video conferencing.