Ganga cruise: Modi to flag off world's-longest tour; what travellers can expect

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off ‘Ganga Vilas Cruise’ on January 13 and programme preparations are in full swing, district authorities said on Thursday. The Ganga Vilas Cruise will cover a total distance of 3,200 kms and stop at more than 50 places, including World Heritage Sites.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the world’s longest cruise tour from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Assam to Dibrugarh via Bangladesh on January 13,” the Information and Public Relations Department of Uttar Pradesh said in a tweet in Hindi.

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Though the administration is yet to receive any formal programme of Modi from the Prime Minister’s Office, the district administration has already started the preparations.

Varanasi Divisional Commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma and District Magistrate S Rajalingam have given necessary instructions in this regard to the officials of Culture department, Tourism department and Inland Waterways Transport.

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Varanasi Divisional Commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma and District Magistrate S Rajalingam have given necessary instructions in this regard to the officials of Culture department, Tourism department and Inland Waterways Transport.

World’s longest cruise

On Thursday, Sharma said that the world’s longest cruise from Varanasi to Dibrugarh will be flagged off on January 13.

The cruise will be flagged off from the jetty boarding point opposite to Ravidas Ghat.

This will be the longest voyage in the world by a cruise. This journey will take a total of 50 days. On the way, this cruise will stop at more than 50 places, including World Heritage Sites.

He said that this vessel would also pass through national parks and sanctuaries. These include Sundarban Delta and Kaziranga National Park.

With agency inputs