Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on October 31, 2020 inaugurated Water Aerodrome in Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad and the Sea Plane Service from Sabarmati Riverfront to Kevadia.
- These are part of a series of Water Aerodromes being planned to bring the last mile connectivity.
- Seaplanes have the ability to land and take-off from water thus offering access to areas that do not have landing strips or runways.
- Thus it can help in connecting the geographies/regions that have challenges owing to its topography and bring the remotest parts of India into the mainstream aviation network without the high cost of building airports and runways.
- These smaller fixed wing airplanes can land on water bodies like lakes, backwaters and dams, gravel and grass, thus offering easy access to numerous tourist spots as well.