Nagpur: Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari and guardian minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule have revived the jinxed seaplane project but now the plane will take off from Koradi Lake instead of Nagpur airport. Bawankule has included the sea plane in his 450 crore Koradi beautification project.
The guardian minister told TOI that the beautification project has been cleared by finance and planning departments and now was under consideration of a high-level committee headed by the chief minister and chief secretary.
The project was conceived by Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC), which had roped in Mumbai-based MEHR for operating the plane. Gadkari has decided to rope in another operator, whose rates will be substantially lower.
Ex-MLA Ashish Jaiswal, who has been pursuing the project, told TOI, that Gadkari had promised five seaplanes. "They will travel to various destinations like Khindsi, Nawegaon-Khairi, Tadoba, etc. The destinations are yet to be finalized," he added.
29/10/15 Ashik Roy/Times of India
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The guardian minister told TOI that the beautification project has been cleared by finance and planning departments and now was under consideration of a high-level committee headed by the chief minister and chief secretary.
The project was conceived by Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC), which had roped in Mumbai-based MEHR for operating the plane. Gadkari has decided to rope in another operator, whose rates will be substantially lower.
Ex-MLA Ashish Jaiswal, who has been pursuing the project, told TOI, that Gadkari had promised five seaplanes. "They will travel to various destinations like Khindsi, Nawegaon-Khairi, Tadoba, etc. The destinations are yet to be finalized," he added.
29/10/15 Ashik Roy/Times of India
