MV Ganga Vilas cruise could threaten endangered river dolphins: Experts

'World's longest river cruise' will take the maiden journey from Varanasi and travel 3,200 km over 51 days to Dibrugarh in Assam, passing through 27 different river systems

MV Ganga Vilas, a three-decked river cruise has been launched from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi. However, according to environmentalists and conservationists, the cruise could do lasting damage to the habitat of the endangered Ganges river dolphin (Platanista Gangetica), reported The Guardian. 

 

MV Ganga Vilas is the longest river cruise in the world which will take its maiden journey from Varanasi and travel 3,200 km over 51 days to Dibrugarh in Assam, passing through 27 different river systems. 

 

The luxury voyage will pass through Kaithi village, 30km from Varanasi at the confluence of the Ganges and Gomti River. The intersection's deep water and slower