Recently, the Prime Minister of India flagged off the world’s longest river cruise, MV Ganga Vilas in Varanasi. Given this, which of the following statements is/are incorrect? 1. It will connect, National waterway 1 (NW-1) with National Waterway 3 (NW-3). 2. It will travel from Varanasi in UP to Guwahati in Assam. 3. It will cross an international border and travel through Nepal.

The correct answer is 1, 2, and 3 . Key Points MV Ganga Vilas: Recently, the Prime Minister of India flagged off the world’s longest river cruise , MV Ganga Vilas in Varanasi. It will cover a distance of 3,200 km in roughly 51 days from Varanasi to Assam’s Dibrugarh through Bangladesh. Hence, statements 2 and 3 are not correct. It will explore forty historic sites on the banks of the river Ganga including, Mahabodhi temple, Hazarduari Palace, Katra Masjid, Bodh Gaya, Chandanagar church, Char Bangla Temple , and more. Besides connecting National Waterway 1 (NW-1) which includes Ganga and National Waterway 2 (NW-2) on Brahmaputra , the cruise will cross 27 river systems. Hence, statement 1 is not correct. The 51 days cruise is planned with visits to 50 tourist spots including World Heritage Sites, National Parks, River Ghats, and major cities like Patna in Bihar, Sahibganj in Jharkhand, Kolkata in West Bengal, Dhaka in Bangladesh , and Guwahati in Assam.