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Chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Cruise service Alaknanda in Varanasi
A first-ever luxury cruise service started under the Start-up India programme in Varanasi to boost tourism
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday inaugurated the cruise service Alaknanda on Ganga in the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The luxury ‘Alaknanda-Kashi Cruise’ was made under the Prime Minister’s Startup India programme and will provide the pilgrims and tourists with a grand view of the Varanasi Ghats.
The Chief Minister, after inaugurating the new service, boarded the cruise and visited the Domri village has been adopted by PM Modi for its development.
A first-ever luxury cruise, Alaknanda reached Varanasi from Kolkata in the first week of August, completing a voyage from Kolkata covering around 755 nautical miles. The cruise belongs to theNordic cruise line of the company and is fitted with equipment of latest technology. Around 125 people can enjoy the trip at a time and take a view of Ghats.
