PM Modi launches seaplane from Statue of Unity to Sabarmati, takes a ride

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a seaplane service from the Statue of Unity in Kevadia of Gujarat’s Narmada district to Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad to mark the 145th start anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. He additionally travelled on the maiden seaplane flight.

The seaplane is a Twin Otter 300 registered within the identify M/s Spicejet Technic and be operated by SpiceJet.

This 19-seater seaplane will likely be used for flights between the Sabarmati riverfront and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Statue of Unity in Kevadia as part of regional connectivity scheme. The seaplane will be capable of accommodate 12 passengers and tickets will price Rs 4,800 per individual.

 

The aerial distance between Ahmedabad and Kevadia is round 200 kilometres and it’ll take about 45 minutes to cowl the space.

The Gujarat authorities had earlier introduced that it had signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Airports Authority of India (AAI) in July (2020) to start the first-ever seaplane providers in Gujarat to supply seamless and reasonably priced air connectivity from Sabarmati Riverfront, Ahmedabad to the Statue of Unity, Kevadia.

Earlier within the day, PM Modi participated within the Rashtriya Ekta Divas Parade. The police forces of Gujarat Police, Central Reserved Armed Forces, the Border Security Force, the Indo Tibetan Border Police, the Central Industrial Security Force and the National Security Guards participated within the parade.

He additionally interacted with greater than 400 trainee officers from providers such because the Indian Administrative Services by a digital convention.