While addressing a conference on ‘Multipolarism in Asia: Issues and Challenges’, Vikram Doraiswami, joint secretary of MEA, stated that this initiative aims to strengthen inland waterway routes between Bangladesh and India.
Here is great news for cruise-lovers! Soon, traveling between India and the neighboring country Bangladesh will be possible by waterways. A senior Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official quoted a PTI report saying that India and Bangladesh will start a cruise service on Friday, taking passengers through the Sunderban Delta in the Bay of Bengal to Dhaka in Bangladesh. While addressing a conference on Multipolarism in Asia: Issues and Challenges, Vikram Doraiswami, joint secretary at the MEA, stated that the move aimed to strengthen the inland waterway routes between the two countries, i.e., Bangladesh and India.
He explained that they would have inland waterway routes by signing a protocol on using a particular set of rivers. The Ministry is now going to start cruise services between India and Bangladesh from Friday, by which people will have the option to travel through the Sunderbans on luxury vessels up to Dhaka and back. They will also have border formalities, which will be done at the crossing points in both countries. Besides roadways and railways, both countries also have strong water connectivity.
Travel to Sunderbans on the cruise! MEA to start cruise service between India and Bangladesh from Friday
While addressing a conference on ‘Multipolarism in Asia: Issues and Challenges’, Vikram Doraiswami, joint secretary of MEA, stated that this initiative aims to strengthen inland waterway routes between Bangladesh and India.
India also has a cruise ship service between Mumbai and Goa.
Here is great news for cruise-lovers! Soon, traveling between India and the neighboring country Bangladesh will be possible by waterways. A senior Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official quoted a PTI report saying that India and Bangladesh will start a cruise service on Friday, taking passengers through the Sunderban Delta in the Bay of Bengal to Dhaka in Bangladesh. While addressing a conference on Mpolarism in Asia: Issues and Challenges, Vikram Doraiswami, joint secretary at the MEA stat, stated that the move aimed to strengthen inland waterway routes between the two countries, i.e., Bangladesh and India.
He explained that they would have inland waterway routes by signing a protocol on using a particular set of rivers. The Ministry is now going to start cruise services between India and Bangladesh from Friday, by which people will have the option to travel through the Sunderbans on luxury vessels up to Dhaka and back. They will also have border formalities, which will be done at the crossing points in both countries. Besides roadways and railways, both countries also have strong water connectivity.
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India also has a cruise ship service between Mumbai and Goa. Angriyam, India’s first domestic cruise liner, is inspired by the legendary first Admiral of the Maratha Navy, Sarkhel Kanhoji Angre. Angre is popularly known as the Shivaji of the Indian Sea. Angria is a fully equipped cruise liner offering experienced marine and hospitality personnel. team
