A seaplane in Canada: Representative imageAhmedabad: Prime minister Narendra Modi embarked on his much-publicized sea-plane journey from Sabarmati river in the city to Dharoi dam in Mehsana district, the first-ever flight by such a craft in the country, Tuesday morning.
His return journey would also be by the same sea-plane.
"For the first time in the history of the country a sea-plane will land on the Sabarmati river. I will go to Ambaji in the sea-plane after landing in Dharoi dam and come back," Modi announced at a poll rally here on Monday.
"Our party had planned my road show. However, the administration has not given permission and I had time so I decided to go to Ambaji in the sea-plane," Modi said.
"We cannot have airports everywhere, so our government has planned to have these sea-planes," Modi said.
Chief minister Vijay Rupani said this is for the first time in the history of the country that a sea-plane will land on a water body and that will be the Sabarmati river.
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