The cruise is equipped with pollution-free systems and noise control technology.
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged MV Ganga Villas, the world’s longest river cruise, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, via videoconference. 32 Swiss tourists make their first trip to Dibrugarh, Assam via Bangladesh.
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The Prime Minister has inaugurated a “tent city” on the banks of the Ganga River in Varanasi, developed in lines of similar settings in Kutch, Gujarat and Rajasthan. More than 200 tents offer tourists panoramic views of the holy city’s famous ghats on the other side of the river, and offer live classical music, ‘arti’ and yoga sessions in the evenings. he also several inland waterway projectsworth more than 100 billion rupees.
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“This cruise will put many places in the eastern part of India on the world tourist map… What is even more unfortunate is that since independence the banks of the Ganges have not developed and thousands of people living along the river “Thousands of people have had to migrate for work,” the prime minister said.
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MV Ganga Villas is the first cruise ship built in India. She runs 3,200km in 51 days. Thirty-two tourists from Switzerland making the first journey were welcomed at the port of Varanasi with garlands and Shenai tunes. Visit various religious and historical sites in Varanasi before setting off on your cruise.
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Cruise director Raj Singh told news agency PTI that the five-star mobile hotel has 18 suites and can accommodate 36 tourists. Apart from this there is accommodation for 40 crew members. This modern vessel is 62 meters long, 12 meters wide and requires a draft of 1.4 meters.
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Take tourists to 27 river systems and cruise to a variety of famous destinations. According to a statement by Uttar Pradesh Tourism Minister Jaiveer Singh issued in Lucknow, the cruise will visit major cities such as World Heritage Sites, National Parks, the Ghat River, Patna in Bihar, Shahiganj in Jharkhand and Kolkata in West Bengal. Covers 50 tourist destinations including Dhaka, Bangladesh, Guwahati, Assam.
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Cruises are also equipped with facilities such as spas, salons and gyms. A day will cost him 25,000 to 50,000 rupees, making the total cost of the 51-day journey around 200,000 rupees per passenger, Raj Singh said. The cruise is equipped with pollution-free systems and noise control technology, he added.
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The cruise has a sewage treatment plant to prevent sewage from flowing into the Ganges, as well as a filtration facility to purify the Ganges water for bathing and other purposes, said the cruise director.
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“This trip will give foreign tourists the opportunity to embark on an experiential voyage and indulge in the arts, culture, history and spirituality of India and Bangladesh,” said Sarvananda Sonowar, Minister of Port Transport and Waterways. told ANI.
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Samajadi Party leader Akilesh Yadav has criticized the initiative. In a Hindi-language tweet with a photo of the cruise, Yadav said, “Will the BJP take jobs from seafarers too? BJP’s policy of making money by turning religious sites into tourist destinations is condemned. People from all over the world come not for the luxury, but to experience the spiritual splendor of oak.The BJP can no longer cover the darkness of real problems with external glare .
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In a message to tourists, Modi said: “India has everything you can imagine. There is so much more than you can imagine. India cannot be defined in words. You can only experience it from the heart.”
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