India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is set to flag off the longest river cruise in the world — Ganga Vilas — to Dibrugarh from Varanasi via Bangladesh on 13 January, Yogi Adityanath, UP’s Chief Minister, mentioned on Monday.
Covering about 3200 km in about 50 days and passing via 27 river systems in Bangladesh and India, the cruise vessel will offer tourists a chance to visit over 50 places of architectural importance, including world heritage sites.
The cruise will also pass through...