Qrius Quotient: All you need to know about ‘Ganga Vilas’
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13 Jan, 23
Qrius Quotient: All you need to know about ‘Ganga Vilas’
News By The Numbers: On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the world’s longest river cruise, the Ganga Vilas.
The Ganga Vilas cruise will cover 3,200 kilometres across 27 river systems
The Ganga Vilas cruise route straddles river systems in 5 states across 2 countries, India and Bangladesh
Work is being done on the development of 111 national water highways across 24 states in India, according to PM Modi
Other inland waterway projects were launched by PM Modi, amounting to INR 1000 Crore
Ganga Vilas, a luxury cruise has 3 decks, with 18 suites on board holding a capacity of 36 tourists
The MV Ganga Vilas vessel measures 62 metres in length, 12 metres in width, and has a draught of 1.4 metres.
The cruise will cover 50 tourist destinations including world heritage sites, national parks, river ghats, and major cities like Varanasi in UP, Patna in Bihar, Sahibganj in Jharkhand, Kolkata in West Bengal, Dhaka in Bangladesh, and Guwahati in Assam.
The price for the Ganga Vilas cruise per day will be around INR 25,000 to INR 50,000.
The overall cost of the entire trip will be around INR 20 lakh per passenger
The first voyage will be taken by 32 Swiss tourists who have signed up for the entire journey
The Ganga Vilas cruise will last 51 days in total
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