World’s largest river cruise to start its service from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh. As per Government, it is to get started by next month.
The service will be launched to enhance the development of inland waterways in India.
According to sources, the cruise, which will begin on January 10, will cover a 4,000-km stretch and will take 50 days to complete the journey from Varanasi. It will pass through Kolkata and Dhaka before reaching Bagibil in Dibrugarh district in the eastern Indian state of Assam on March 1.
Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said, “Ganga Vilas Cruise will cover 27 river systems and visit more than 50 tourist spots including World Heritage sites on the longest river cruise of 50 days from Varanasi to Dibrugarh. This will be the single largest river cruise by a single river ship in the world and will put both India and Bangladesh on the world river cruise map.”
“The service will facilitate all kinds of tourists. Moreover, with the amendment to Indian Vessel Act, cruise lines would have a national permit to move seamlessly across states,” he further added.