The Prime Minister inaugurated Water Aerodrome at Kevadia and the Sea-plane Service connecting Statue of Unity in Kevadia with Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad.
Shri Modi additionally inaugurated Water Aerodrome in Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad and the SeaPlane Service from Sabarmati Riverfront to Kevadia. These are a part of a sequence of Water Aerodromes being deliberate to carry the final mile connectivity.
Seaplanes have the flexibility to land and take-off from water thus providing entry to areas that shouldn’t have touchdown strips or runways. Thus it may assist in connecting the geographies/areas which have challenges owing to its topography and convey the remotest components of India into the mainstream aviation community with out the excessive price of constructing airports and runways. These smaller fastened wing airplanes can land on water our bodies like lakes, backwaters and dams, gravel and grass, thus providing easy accessibility to quite a few vacationer spots as effectively.