<p>The Centre has initiated the process for kickstart its ambitious seaplane services from select destination as part of the government's plan to promote tourism.</p>.<p>The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has issued an expression of interest (EoI) for the Sagarmala Seaplane Project Service ( SSPS) to provide seaplane services in different places across the country.</p>.<p>Routes and places the government wanted to launch seaplane services including Delhi’s Yamuna riverfront to Ayodhya, Tehri, Srinagar (Uttarakhand) and Chandigarh; Mumbai to Shirdi, Lonavala and Ganpatipule, and within the archipelagos of Andaman and Nicobar and Laskhadweep, Surat to Dwarka, Mandvi & Kandla; Khindsi Dam, Nagpur & Erai Dam, Chandrapur (in Maharashtra).</p>.<p>The Ministry has sought response to the project from interested operators by January 22, 2021, for forming a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with Sagarmala Development Company Limited (SDCL) to undertake joint development and operation of SSPS.</p>.<p>The project execution and implementation would be through Sagarmala Development Company Ltd (SDCL), which will be under the administrative control of the Ministry.</p>.<p>At present only one seaplane service under operation between Statue of Unity in Kevadia and Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31st October 2020.</p>.<p>To run more such services in the coastal areas or proximity to water bodies, SDCL is keen to associate with the interested scheduled / non-scheduled airline operators, Shipping Ministry said in a statement.</p>.<p>"To provide connectivity and easier accessibility to remote locations, SDCL is exploring plans to leverage the potential of the vast coastline and numerous water bodies/rivers across India by commencing seaplane operations. Sea Plane will utilise the nearby water bodies for take-off and landing and thus connect those places in a much economical way as conventional airport infrastructure like a runway and terminal buildings are not required for seaplane operations," the statement said.</p>
<p>The Centre has initiated the process for kickstart its ambitious seaplane services from select destination as part of the government's plan to promote tourism.</p>.<p>The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has issued an expression of interest (EoI) for the Sagarmala Seaplane Project Service ( SSPS) to provide seaplane services in different places across the country.</p>.<p>Routes and places the government wanted to launch seaplane services including Delhi’s Yamuna riverfront to Ayodhya, Tehri, Srinagar (Uttarakhand) and Chandigarh; Mumbai to Shirdi, Lonavala and Ganpatipule, and within the archipelagos of Andaman and Nicobar and Laskhadweep, Surat to Dwarka, Mandvi & Kandla; Khindsi Dam, Nagpur & Erai Dam, Chandrapur (in Maharashtra).</p>.<p>The Ministry has sought response to the project from interested operators by January 22, 2021, for forming a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with Sagarmala Development Company Limited (SDCL) to undertake joint development and operation of SSPS.</p>.<p>The project execution and implementation would be through Sagarmala Development Company Ltd (SDCL), which will be under the administrative control of the Ministry.</p>.<p>At present only one seaplane service under operation between Statue of Unity in Kevadia and Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31st October 2020.</p>.<p>To run more such services in the coastal areas or proximity to water bodies, SDCL is keen to associate with the interested scheduled / non-scheduled airline operators, Shipping Ministry said in a statement.</p>.<p>"To provide connectivity and easier accessibility to remote locations, SDCL is exploring plans to leverage the potential of the vast coastline and numerous water bodies/rivers across India by commencing seaplane operations. Sea Plane will utilise the nearby water bodies for take-off and landing and thus connect those places in a much economical way as conventional airport infrastructure like a runway and terminal buildings are not required for seaplane operations," the statement said.</p>
