MV Ganga Vilas Stuck in Chhapra Due to Shallow Water? Government Calls News Report Fake, Says 'Cruise Has Reached Patna As Per Schedule'
The Ganga Vilas cruise is not stuck and has reached Patna as per schedule. Officials on Monday said that the Ganga Vilas cruise vessel, flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, reached the Bihar capital.
According to a report in news agency ANI, MV Ganga Vilas Cruise is stuck in Chhapra due to shallow water. However, the news is fake. According to a fact check done by PIB, the claim by ANI is false. The Ganga Vilas cruise is not stuck and has reached Patna as per schedule. Officials on Monday said that the Ganga Vilas cruise vessel, flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, reached the Bihar capital. Touted as the world's longest river cruise, the Ganga Vilas cruise ship, which will take 51 days to complete its journey from Varanasi to Dibrugarh in Assam, reached Patna at 4.45 pm. Ganga Vilas Cruise, Inaugurated by PM Modi, Gets Stuck on Third Day of Its Journey in Bihar’s Chhapra Due to ‘Shallow Water’.
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.@ANI has claimed that #GangaVilasCruise is stuck in Chhapra due to shallow water. #PIBFactCheck
▪️ This claim is #Fake.
▪️ The cruise is not stuck & has reached Patna as per schedule.
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— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) January 16, 2023
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