N Chandrababu Naidu the seaplane demo flight operation. (File)
Amaravati:
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday launched a seaplane demo flight operation from Prakasam Barrage in Vijayawada to Srisailam in Nandyal district.
Addressing a gathering after the launch of the demo flight at Punnami Ghat on the Krishna River in Vijayawada, he stated, “It is a new experiment (seaplane demo flight). I’m very joyful. If something new occurs within the nation, it ought to occur in Amaravati. We’re going forward with that motto.” Later, the chief minister boarded the seaplane, accompanied by Union Civil Aviation Minister Okay Ram Mohan Naidu and others and set off for the temple city.
Based on CM Naidu, seaplane providers could be an progressive alternative which is able to promote financial actions to create employment.
He highlighted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi additionally got here ahead to advertise seaplane operations within the southern state, which doesn’t require the costly infrastructure wanted for a daily airport.
With seaplane providers, the state authorities goals to place Andhra Pradesh on the forefront of India’s water-based aviation sector.
The chief minister noticed that progressive concepts will take away poverty and generate earnings which may fund welfare actions.
Earlier, Ram Mohan Naidu stated a brand new chapter is being opened in Andhra Pradesh, including that seaplane operations is not going to solely change the way forward for the state but additionally India.
Although seaplane operations had been tried earlier, the aviation minister famous that they didn’t take off attributable to Covid and different causes and highlighted that CM Naidu recommended the potential of seaplanes.
Based on the union minister, seaplane providers are additionally essential for PM Modi and reminded that they had been tried earlier in Gujarat.
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